Wearable Light Therapy Device with Contoured Shell and Diffuser
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing light-based therapy devices for photobiomodulation, such as those using red light, often lack clinical validation and require specialized equipment and trained professionals, limiting their accessibility and effectiveness, especially for consumer use.
Innovation Solution
A wearable photobiomodulation device with a contoured shell and integrated light-emitting diodes or laser diodes that delivers red or infrared light to specific body areas, allowing for inconspicuous treatment without the need for trained personnel, featuring a retention mechanism, diffuser, and adjustable power source for targeted tissue illumination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If medical photobiomodulation systems are used, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and requirement for trained personnel increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the treatment system into separate components: a wearable illumination device with specific optical parameters and a separate control/system component. This segmentation allows the illumination device to be simple and wearable while the overall system maintains medical-grade effectiveness through controlled parameters like wavelength (630-680nm red light, 780-850nm infrared light) and irradiance (5-500 mW/cm²).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by designing the illumination device to deliver specific light parameters to specific body regions. The device includes light sources with predetermined wavelengths and intensities tailored for photobiomodulation of particular tissues, ensuring treatment effectiveness while keeping each local unit simple and wearable.
2Measurement precision
If specialized equipment is used, then treatment precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The illumination device is designed with predetermined light parameters and built-in control mechanisms that automatically maintain treatment precision. The device self-regulates illumination intensity and duration based on programmed parameters, eliminating the need for complex manual adjustments while ensuring precise photobiomodulation treatment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs parameter changes by offering multiple light sources with different predetermined wavelengths (red light 630-680nm, infrared light 780-850nm) and intensities. Users can select appropriate parameters for different treatment needs without requiring complex equipment adjustments, simplifying operation while maintaining precision.
3Ease of operation
If consumer devices are used, then ease of operation is improved, but treatment effectiveness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The illumination device is designed with universal applicability for various body regions and treatment conditions. It incorporates multiple light sources with different wavelengths and intensities that can be applied to different anatomical areas, making it suitable for general consumer use while maintaining medical-grade treatment effectiveness through controlled optical parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical adjustment systems with electronically controlled light sources having predetermined parameters. This substitution allows the device to maintain precise treatment effectiveness through programmed optical characteristics while being simple enough for consumer operation without requiring mechanical adjustments or specialized knowledge.
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 wearable device effectively increases reproductive hormone levels, improves fertility, and enhances muscle mass by delivering a therapeutically effective dose of light to photoresponsive tissues, as demonstrated by significant improvements in subjective and objective markers in user studies.
Implementation Method 1
the illumination component comprises one or more laser diodes or light emitting diodes emitting red light and/or infrared light
Implementation Method 2
Photobiomodulation, especially with red light, has gained significant attention over the last decades
Implementation Method 3
a diffuser optically coupled to the one or more laser diodes or the light emitting diodes to allow irradiation at an angle of at least 120 degrees
Implementation Method 4
a convex lens optically coupled to the one or more laser diodes or the light emitting diodes to allow irradiation at an angle of at least 120 degrees
Data Source
AI summary
A wearable photobiomodulation device comprises a shell portion and an illumination module and is configured to deliver light to a photoresponsive tissue of an individual. In some embodiments, the illumination module provides red and/or infrared light to a photoresponsive tissue on an individual at a dose of between about 5-50 mJ/cm2 over a target illumination area of about 100-200 cm2. Exemplary devices may be configured as a wearable sports cup with an integral or detachable illumination module that provides effective amounts of light to a target are to so effect photobiomodulation in an individual wearing the device.