Home Light Therapy Control System Using Intermediary Data Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current skin treatments using light require frequent visits to a medical office, which is time-consuming and may not be feasible for all patients, often leading to the use of medications with side effects that are not specifically targeted at skin issues.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a therapy planner, server, patient device, and connector that allows patients to control light therapy sessions at home, with the therapy planner inputting therapy parameters, the server calculating control data, the patient device receiving and transferring this data, and the connector controlling the light source according to the received data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If light therapy is performed at a medical office with physician supervision, then treatment reliability and safety are improved, but patient convenience and time efficiency deteriorate due to frequent required visits
Solution Approach 1:
A control system comprising a processor and memory acts as an intermediary between the light source and the patient. The control system receives therapy parameters, generates control signals, and automatically regulates light source operation, eliminating the need for continuous physician presence while maintaining treatment reliability through automated monitoring and control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-administered light therapy by providing automated control based on pre-programmed therapy protocols. The control system automatically adjusts light source parameters according to stored therapy data, allowing patients to perform treatments at home without requiring physician supervision for each session.
2Ease of operation
If light therapy is performed at home with automated control, then patient convenience is improved, but treatment precision and reliability may worsen without physician supervision
Solution Approach 1:
Therapy parameters and control algorithms are pre-programmed into the control system before treatment begins. The system stores optimized therapy data including light intensity, duration, and wavelength parameters, ensuring treatment precision is maintained through pre-calculated protocols developed by medical experts, eliminating the need for real-time physician adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system incorporates feedback mechanisms to monitor light source operation and therapy delivery. The processor receives data from sensors and light source status, automatically adjusting control signals to maintain precise therapy parameters, ensuring treatment reliability even when operated independently by patients at home.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system 1 for controlling a light source 2. A therapy planner 3 allows a user 4 to input therapy parameters usable for generating a light therapy plan for a patient 5, which defines several sessions of a light therapy to be applied to the skin of the patient and comprises dose data indicative of the radiation dose to be applied during a respective session and time data indicative of the time at which the respective session is to be carried out. A server 6 calculates control data for the several sessions based on the dose data of the light therapy plan, wherein the control data define an operation of the light source 2 during the respective session. A patient device 7 receives the control data from the server 6 and transfers the control data to a connector 8 which controls the light source in accordance with the received control data.