Programmable Headset for Verified At-Home Low Light Therapy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing low light therapy techniques for ophthalmic diseases are inconvenient for patients due to the need for frequent office visits and are prone to misapplication, leading to issues such as incorrect dosing and missed treatments.
Innovation Solution
A programmable headset equipped with sensors and light sources that confirm patient identity, administer personalized low light therapy doses, and perform ophthalmic tests, ensuring accurate and convenient treatment administration at home.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If low light therapy is administered in a medical office setting, then treatment safety and professional oversight are improved, but patient convenience and accessibility deteriorate due to frequent office visits required
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables patients to administer their own low light therapy treatments at home using a programmable device with integrated light sources and sensors. The device automatically controls treatment parameters and monitors patient responses, eliminating the need for professional oversight during each treatment session while maintaining safety through pre-programmed protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
Treatment protocols are pre-programmed into the device before use, including dosing schedules, light intensity parameters, and safety thresholds. This preliminary configuration ensures that safe and effective treatment parameters are established in advance, maintaining treatment reliability without requiring professional presence during actual treatment administration.
2Ease of operation
If existing low light therapy techniques are used without patient identification verification, then treatment accessibility is improved, but treatment accuracy deteriorates due to misapplication and incorrect dosing
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates sensor-based patient identification and verification mechanisms that provide feedback before treatment administration. The device scans and verifies patient identity, then automatically retrieves and applies the correct pre-programmed treatment protocol, ensuring accurate dosing while maintaining ease of use through automated verification processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The device acts as an intermediary between the patient and the treatment delivery system. It mediates the treatment process by verifying patient identity, selecting appropriate protocols, and controlling light source parameters, thereby ensuring dosing accuracy without adding significant complexity to the patient interaction.
3Reliability
If personalized treatment protocols are implemented for each patient, then treatment efficacy is improved, but device complexity increases due to need for patient-specific programming and storage
Solution Approach 1:
Patient-specific treatment protocols are pre-programmed and stored in the device's memory before patient use. Each patient's optimal treatment parameters, dosing schedules, and safety thresholds are configured in advance and associated with their identification data, allowing the device to automatically retrieve and apply the correct protocol without requiring complex programming during treatment sessions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and stores digital copies of each patient's treatment protocol in the device's memory. These copied protocols can be quickly retrieved and applied based on patient identification, eliminating the need for repeated complex programming while maintaining personalized treatment efficacy.
4Reliability
If frequent treatment doses are prescribed, then treatment efficacy is improved, but patient burden increases due to inconvenience of frequent office visits
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables patients to self-administer multiple treatment doses at home without requiring travel to medical offices. Patients can follow their personalized treatment schedules conveniently, maintaining adherence to frequent dosing regimens without the time burden of office visits, thereby preserving treatment efficacy while reducing patient time commitment.
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
The headset ensures safe, customizable, and efficient delivery of low light therapy by preventing unauthorized use, optimizing dosing based on patient-specific conditions, and providing interactive feedback for improved treatment efficacy.
Implementation Method 1
one or more light sources configured to generate outgoing light across a range of wavelengths
Implementation Method 2
one or more sensors configured to scan a biological attribute of a user
Implementation Method 3
the light energy (e.g., photons) to penetrate tissue and interact with chromophores in cells, resulting in photophysical and photochemical changes in diseased and damaged tissues
Data Source
AI summary
A computer-implemented method of administering low light therapy. Embodiments include receiving data from one or more sensors. Embodiments include determining, based on the data, an identity of a user. Embodiments include administering, based on the identity of the user, a configured dose of low light therapy using one or more light sources.