Flexible phototherapy device

A method for deploying and retracting a flexible phototherapy light board, comprising:

• coupling a proximal end of a flexible light board to a rotating shaft positioned within a storage seat;
• rotating the rotating shaft in a first direction with a driving member to wind the flexible light board around the rotating shaft and retract the flexible light board into a storage cavity of the storage seat;
• and
• extending the flexible light board from the storage cavity by rotating the rotating shaft in a second, opposite direction, or by pulling the flexible light board outward through a storage port.

A flexible phototherapy device, comprising:

• a storage seat defining a storage cavity and a storage port communicating with the storage cavity, the storage seat configured to span across the width of a window;
• a top bar fixed to and extending from the storage seat at the storage port side, the top bar extending along a length direction of the storage seat;
• a flexible light board suspended from the top bar via sliding carriers and configured to slide horizontally along the top bar;
• a rotating shaft rotatably supported within the storage cavity;
• a driving member operatively coupled to the rotating shaft;
• a motion conversion mechanism configured to convert rotational movement of the rotating shaft into linear horizontal movement along the top bar;
• and
• a conductive interface located in the storage cavity and electrically connected to the flexible light board to provide electrical power to the flexible light board.