Portable Color Light Therapy Device with Adhesive Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional color light therapy devices are cumbersome for widespread use, as they require wide irradiation and manual operation, making it difficult to intensively target specific acupuncture points, and they rely on white LEDs that need filter changes for different colors.
Innovation Solution
A portable color light therapy device with a printed circuit board, LED light sources, and optical filters, attached to the body using adhesive or suction, allowing for targeted color light emission in a specific wavelength range, with a power jack and control buttons for easy operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a light irradiation device in the form of a mat is used to widely irradiate color light to the affected part, then the coverage area is increased, but the device becomes cumbersome and difficult to purchase and use anywhere, and cannot intensively irradiate to a specific acupuncture point
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a compact handheld unit containing the LED light source and a separate applicator head that can be positioned on the body. This allows the device to be easily carried and positioned anywhere on the body while still providing targeted irradiation to specific acupuncture points or affected areas.
Solution Approach 2:
A gel pad or adhesive applicator is introduced as an intermediary between the LED light source and the skin surface. This intermediary allows the light to be effectively transmitted to the target area while enabling precise positioning on specific acupuncture points or small areas, solving both the portability and targeted irradiation problems.
2Device complexity
If only a white LED is used in a portable color therapy device, then the device structure is simplified, but the color filter has to be replaced to obtain desired color light
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a white LED with replaceable color filters, the invention uses multiple LEDs with different wavelengths (e.g., red, blue, green LEDs) to generate different color lights. This parameter change from single white LED to multiple wavelength-specific LEDs eliminates the need for filter replacement while maintaining device structure simplicity and improving operational convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates multiple LED types that can generate various color lights, making the device universal for treating different conditions that require different wavelengths. This multi-functionality is achieved without requiring filter changes, as each LED type can be activated independently to provide the needed color light.
3Ease of operation
If a portable color therapy device is held in hand for operation, then the device is portable, but the user has to manually hold and position it, reducing treatment efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates an adhesive applicator or suction-based holder that allows the treatment head to attach itself to the body surface without continuous manual holding. This self-service mechanism maintains portability while significantly improving treatment efficiency, as the device remains positioned on the target area autonomously during treatment.
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical holding action is replaced with an adhesive bonding mechanism or suction attachment system. This substitution eliminates the need for continuous manual positioning while maintaining the portability and flexibility of the handheld device design, thereby improving treatment efficiency.
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
Enables convenient, targeted color light therapy for specific body areas, improving treatment efficacy for conditions like menstrual pain and dementia without the need for frequent filter changes or manual operation.
Implementation Method 1
an optical filter that is provided on the PCB that is received in the body, is formed of plastic, glass, quartz, crystal, or crystal glass, is configured such that a light-transmitting surface is cut to have a circular or polygonal shape (for example, a pentagonal shape, a hexagonal shape, or an octagonal shape) or has a planar or convex lens shape, and filters and focuses the color light emitted by the light source and emits the filtered and focused color light through the light outlet
Implementation Method 2
an optical filter that is provided on the PCB that is received in the body, is formed of plastic, glass, quartz, crystal, or crystal glass, is configured such that a light-transmitting surface is cut to have a circular or polygonal shape (for example, a pentagonal shape, a hexagonal shape, or an octagonal shape) or has a planar or convex lens shape, and filters and focuses the color light emitted by the light source
Implementation Method 3
a reflector that is provided around the light source that is provided on the PCB that is received in the body, is formed of a reflection plate or a reflection film, and reflects the color light emitted by the light source to the light outlet
Implementation Method 4
a body that is used by being attached to a portion of a human body by using a double-sided adhesive tape, a hydrogel pad, or an air suction plate
Implementation Method 5
a body that is used by being attached to a portion of a human body by using a double-sided adhesive tape, a hydrogel pad, or an air suction plate
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a color light therapy device. The color light therapy device includes: a body that is used by being attached to a color light therapy portion of a human body by using a double-sided adhesive tape, a hydrogel pad, or an air suction plate, and includes a printed circuit board (PCB) that supplies driving power to a light source that emits color light in a given wavelength range to perform color light therapy on the human body; and a power jack that is connected to the PCB of the body through an electric wire. Since a user may use the color light therapy device by connecting the power jack to a mobile phone, a PC, a laptop, a tablet PC, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a vehicle, or a socket at home while carrying the color light therapy device, anyone may conveniently use the color light therapy device to perform color light therapy on the human body without exchanging or charging a battery.