LED multiplex source and method of use of for sterilization, bioactivation and therapy

• US 20050256554A1
• Filed: 05/25/2005
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Laboratories & Manufacturing, LLC
• Original Assignee: American Environmental Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Malak, Henryk
• Granted Patent: US 7,328,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/88
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0642 Irradiating part of the body at a certain distance
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0644 Handheld applicators
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0645 Applicators worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0652 Arrays of diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/066 far infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0616 Skin treatment other than tanning
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0617 Hair treatment

Abstract

This invention discloses an LED multiplex source and a method of using multi-band-type energies from the source for sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy of a targeted body. The LED multiplex source is a pulsed/modulated LED source with at least one different member of the group of pulsed/modulated radiation sources consisting of: an electromagnetic, acoustic, electroluminescent, thermal, and/or magnetic source. The invention also teaches how to convert heat generated by the LED multiplex source into electromagnetic radiation and uses this radiation for sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy. The LED multiplex source is an energy-efficient radiation source, is compact, and also provides sensory feedback to optimize, in real-time, sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy processes. The invented source will replace some of the existing radiation sources and, as well, will open new areas of applications.

Claims

1. An LED multiplex source and a method of use of multi-band-type energies from the LED multiplex source for sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy comprising of:

a. a targeted body,

b. a medium surrounding said targeted body for enhancing sterilization, bioactivation and therapy of said targeted body,

c. a multiplex source of multi-band-type energies irradiating said targeted body and said medium for purposes of sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy of said targeted body, wherein said multiplex source is a pulsed/modulated LED source and/or a pulsed/modulated laser diode source and at least one different member of the group of pulsed/modulated radiation sources consisting of;

electromagnetic, acoustic, electroluminescent, thermal, electric, magnetic,

d. a heat-sink energy converter converting heat generated by said multiplex source into electromagnetic radiation which is utilized for sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy,

e. a sensory feedback monitoring in real-time physical and biochemical parameters of said irradiated targeted body and technical parameters of said multiplex source and providing feedback to said LED multiplex source for the purposes of optimizing sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy of said targeted body,

f. an LED multiplex source for sterilization, bioactivation and therapy comprises of;

said multiplex source assembled with said heat-sink energy converter and an outer housing, an optical filter, said sensory feedback, programmable electronics, a custom-designed software and computer, a communication unit and power supply with on/off switch.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said targeted body is a human body, animal body, cells, tissue, skin, joint, nerves, body fluid, plant, food, microbe, fungi, medical supply, laboratory supply, beverage, household material, solid state material, gas, liquid.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said medium is air, gas, water vapor, water, ice, liquid, solid state material ointment, liquid with a dissolved radiation absorbing substance, gas with a dissolved radiation absorbing substance, ointment with a dissolved radiation absorbing substance, solid state material with a doped radiation absorbing substance.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said electromagnetic radiation source is a single member or multiple members of the group of electromagnetic radiation sources consisting of:

a laser, laser diode, lamp, LED, microwave source, electroluminescent source, fluorescence source, phosphorescence source, chemiluminescence source, electromagnetic radiation generated by said heat-sink energy converter.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said electromagnetic radiation source is consisting of:

said LED source with plurality LEDs and said electromagnetic radiation generated by said heat-sink energy converter.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein said electromagnetic radiation source is consisting of:

said LED with plurality LEDs, said electromagnetic radiation generated by said heat-sink energy converter and said lamp.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein said electromagnetic radiation source is consisting of:

said LED with plurality LEDs, said electromagnetic radiation generated by said heat-sink energy converter and said microwave source.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said electromagnetic radiation source is generating radiation as a single spectral band or multiple spectral bands within a spectral range of ultraviolet to microwaves.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein members of said multiplex source are pulsing/modulating at frequencies within a range of 1 Hz to 100 THz.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein members of said multiplex source are pulsing/modulating in a single frequency mode or multiple frequencies mode.

11. The method of claim 8 and 10, wherein said spectral band or multiple spectral bands and/or said frequency mode of members of said multiplex source are designed for purposes of optimizing of sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy of said targeted body.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein members of said multiplex source are CW sources.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said heat-sink energy converter and or said outer housing are made of a material capable of absorbing heat and converting absorbed heat to electromagnetic radiation.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said optical filter converts electromagnetic radiation of higher photon energy generated by said LED multiplex source to electromagnetic radiation of lower photon energies for the purpose of using converted radiation for sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said optical filter is an optical polarizer, optical diffuser, band-pass optical filter, long-pass optical filter, short-pass optical filter, luminescent film, optical component with heat-to-electromagnetic radiation converting property.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said targeted body has, on a body surface and/or inside said targeted body, a natural pigment or an artificial pigment which enhances absorption of radiation from said multiplex source for purposes of sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said LED multiplex source is a portable device, stand-alone device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said portable device is a hand-held massager, elastic-bandage device, pad device, clothe, personal sauna, hair dryer, toothbrush, hairbrush.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein said multi-band-type energies from the LED multiplex are electromagnetic radiation of different photon energies from ultraviolet to microwaves and at least one different member of the group of radiation energy consisting of:

acoustic, electroluminescent, thermal, electric, magnetic.

20. The method of claim 1 is applied to poultry industry, animal industry, food industry, plant industry, beverages industry, pharmaceutical industry, biological and medical research, medicine, cosmetic treatment, dermatology, dentistry, sterilization materials, sterilization air, drug delivery, removing odor, residential housing, commercial housing, laboratory, public place, car, spa room, sauna room, spa bed, green house, plane, household appliance.