Light Therapy Lighting System with Movable Headset
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current light therapy systems are inefficient due to limited ability to concentrate light on localized areas and inability to compensate for head movement during treatment, leading to reduced illumination efficiency and longer treatment times.
Innovation Solution
A lighting system comprising a beam fitting and a headset with multiple light sources connected to a control unit, allowing for simultaneous exposure of different frequencies and polarizations, and adjustable to accommodate head movement, with the ability to control intensity and temporal characteristics of light emission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single stationary light source is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the illumination efficiency decreases due to inability to compensate for head movement
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the light therapy function into multiple independent light sources arranged in specific patterns (beam fitting and head set), allowing each source to be independently controlled and positioned to compensate for head movement during treatment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces movable components including a movable head set that can follow head movement and adjustable beam fitting that can reposition light sources to maintain optimal illumination despite changes in patient position or head orientation
2Productivity
If multiple stationary light sources are used, then the coverage area is increased, but the treatment time increases due to inability to concentrate light on moving targets
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs movable light sources and adjustable positioning mechanisms that can dynamically track and concentrate light on specific body regions, allowing the treatment to adapt to head movement and reduce overall treatment time while maintaining comprehensive coverage
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes adjustable parameters including light source position, orientation, and emission characteristics that can be modified during treatment to optimize illumination on moving targets, enabling faster treatment completion
3Adaptability or versatility
If light sources are fixed in position, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the adaptability to head movement is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates movable and adjustable light source components that can change position and orientation during treatment, allowing the device to adapt to head movement while maintaining precise control over light delivery through programmable positioning mechanisms
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 system enhances light therapy efficiency by allowing targeted light exposure to specific body regions, including the head, while accommodating head movement, thereby reducing treatment time and improving effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
The lighting system comprises a beam fitting (2) and a head set (5), and a control unit (CU). The beam fitting (2) extends in a longitudinal direction; the beam fitting (2) comprises a first set of light sources (12, 14, 16, 18, 20), the head set (5) comprises a second set of light sources (24, 26, 28)
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AI summary
A method and device for light color therapy, which is a method for simultaneously exposing specific surface regions of the human body to light of specific but possibly different frequencies, temporal characteristics and polarization. The device is constructed to match anatomical details of the human body such as to apply the simultaneous local light exposures to the desired body regions and to compensate for possible movement of the head, thereby minimizing the time required for a single treatment.