Flexible Arcuate Light Emitting Comb for Scalp Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing light emitting devices for hair growth, such as laser combs and helmets, face challenges in ensuring thorough scalp coverage due to obstructed light from existing hair and limited mobility, leading to incomplete treatment.
Innovation Solution
A flexible arcuate base with arrays of teeth that contour the scalp, part the hair, and house light emitting diodes or laser diodes, allowing for movable and unobstructed light delivery across the scalp, accompanied by a control unit for image capture and follicle density analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a stationary helmet device is used to emit light to the scalp, then the device structure is simple and stable, but the light emission is obstructed by the user's existing hair and cannot treat the entire scalp
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the stationary helmet into a dynamic comb device that can be moved across the scalp. The comb teeth are equipped with light emitting diodes that remain active during movement, allowing continuous treatment of different scalp areas without being obstructed by hair in a fixed position.
Solution Approach 2:
The helmet structure is segmented into multiple comb teeth, each capable of independent light emission. This segmentation allows the light to be delivered through multiple points simultaneously, penetrating through hair more effectively and covering larger scalp areas during combing motion.
2Ease of operation
If a hair comb device is used to move over the scalp, then the device can be positioned flexibly, but the user must remember which areas were treated and requires active user involvement
Solution Approach 1:
The comb device incorporates sensors that detect which scalp areas have been treated and provide feedback to a control system. This feedback mechanism automatically tracks treatment progress, eliminating the need for users to remember treated areas and ensuring complete scalp coverage without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The device performs self-monitoring and self-tracking of treatment areas through integrated sensors and control systems. The comb automatically records which scalp regions receive light therapy, managing the treatment process independently without requiring user memory or active involvement.
3Ease of operation
If helmet devices press down onto the scalp to deliver light, then the device provides hands-free operation, but there is no mechanism to part the user's existing hair such that light reaches the scalp
Solution Approach 1:
The comb device serves multiple functions: it parts the hair through its mechanical combing action while simultaneously delivering light therapy through integrated diodes. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate hair-parting and light delivery steps, ensuring direct scalp access and effective treatment in a single hands-free operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures comprehensive scalp treatment with unobstructed light delivery and monitoring of hair growth progress, facilitating effective stimulation of hair growth without user intervention.
Implementation Method 1
An array of at least one of light emitting diodes and laser diodes coupled to the base proximate the at least one array of teeth
Implementation Method 2
An array of laser diodes is disposed within the interior between the at least two arrays of teeth
Data Source
AI summary
A light emitting device for a human having a scalp with hair, the device includes a flexible arcuate base configured to contour a portion of the scalp. The base has a width between 20 mm and 120 mm and includes an interior and an interior surface. At least one array of teeth is coupled to the interior surface, each tooth in the at least one array of teeth being pressed against the scalp when the base is contoured about the scalp. Each tooth is configured to part the hair when the at least one array of teeth is pressed against the scalp. An array of at least one of light emitting diodes and laser diodes coupled to the base proximate the at least one array of teeth.