Method of and device for therapeutic illumination of internal organs and tissues
First Claim
1. A method of therapeutic illumination of internal organs and/or tissues, the method comprising implanting intracorporeally in a subject in need of therapeutic illumination an implantable light source for producing light suitable for therapeutic illumination.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for intracorporeal therapeutic illumination using an implantable light source are disclosed. The present invention can be used for short, intermediate and/or long-term light therapy of all internal tissues, organs and organ surfaces, including the blood, in the treatment of inflammatory, infectious, arthritic, allergic, musculoskeletal and parasitic pathologies. The implantable light source comprises a wide range of modifiable wavelengths and other light therapy parameters and can illuminate remote intracorporeal locations via optional fiber optic connection. Direct phototherapy of the blood is effected by implantable intravascular light sources, optical fiber conduits, a unique light source-bearing intravascular tubular platform or a novel, light emitting vascular prosthesis. Power and modulation of the light therapy parameters is provided by implantable power and control modules or, in preferred embodiments, by external sources in telemetric communication with the implanted light source. Light therapy parameters for individual treatment protocols can be precisely modulated in response to the physiological status of the patient, feedback from the tissues being treated or other, external stimuli.
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139 Claims
- 1. A method of therapeutic illumination of internal organs and/or tissues, the method comprising implanting intracorporeally in a subject in need of therapeutic illumination an implantable light source for producing light suitable for therapeutic illumination.
- 31. A method of therapeutic illumination of blood, the method comprising implanting intracorporeally in a subject in need of therapeutic illumination of blood an implantable light source for producing light suitable for therapeutic illumination of blood.
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56. A device for therapeutic illumination of internal organs and/or tissues, the device comprising:
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a light source for producing light suitable for therapeutic illumination;
a battery or energy transducer for powering said light source;
at least one optical fiber in optical communication with said light source for propagating light emitted from said light source to a remote intracorporeal location;
wherein said light source, said battery or energy transducer and said at least one optical fiber are designed and constructed for intracorporeal implantation. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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89. A device for therapeutic illumination of a tissue and/or an organ, the device comprising:
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an implantable vascular prosthesis capable of anastamosing connection to a blood vessel in which a lateral or terminal opening has been formed;
a light source for producing light suitable for therapeutic illumination being optically connected to said vascular prosthesis; and
an implantable battery or energy transducer for powering said light source. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112)
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113. A device for therapeutic illumination of blood, the device comprising an implantable vascular prosthesis capable of anastamosing connection to a blood vessel in which a lateral or terminal opening has been formed, said implantable vascular prosthesis having an internal light emitting surface for light irradiation of substances in fluid motion through said prosthesis.
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114. A device for therapeutic illumination of blood, the device comprising:
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an implantable tubular platform allowing blood flow therethrough;
a light source for producing light suitable for therapeutic illumination being carried by said implantable tubular platform; and
an implantable battery or energy transducer for powering said light source. - View Dependent Claims (115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139)
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