Light modulation system for medical treatment and health care

• US 20080027516A1
• Filed: 02/12/2007
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edison Opto Corporation
• Original Assignee: Edison Opto Corporation
• Inventors: Sun, Tsung-Ting, Wu, Chien-Jung, Yen, Tzu-Hsuan, Chen, Pao-Shen, Liao, Hung-Ta
• Application Number:
  US11/705,131
• Publication Number:
  US 20080027516A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/88
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/161 with means for measuring the humidity
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0044 by the sight sense
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 21/00 Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3368 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/06 Heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/30 Blood pressure A61M2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/50 Temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0659 infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0663 Coloured light
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0618 Psychological treatment

Abstract

A light modulating system for medical treatment and health care (MTHC) is applied to sense at least one of the physiology conditions of at least one user, and accordingly modulate at least one MTHC light beam. The system comprises a physiology condition parameter sensing unit, a light output parameter calculation unit, and a light modulation unit. The physiology condition parameter sensing unit is applied to sense at least one physiology condition parameter of the user, the light output parameter calculation unit is applied to calculate at least one light output parameter according to the physiology condition parameter, and the light modulation unit is applied to modulate the MTHC light beam according to the light output parameter.

Claims

1. A light modulation system for medical treatment and health care (MTHC) being applied to sense at least one of a plurality of physiology conditions of at least one user to accordingly modulate at least one MTHC light beam, and comprising:

a physiology condition parameter sensing unit for sensing at least one physiology condition parameter;

a light output parameter calculation unit for calculating at least one light output parameter according to the physiology condition parameter; and

a light modulation unit for modulating the MTHC light beam according to the light output parameter.

2. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a calculation parameter memorizing unit, which comprises a physiology condition memorizing region for memorizing the physiology condition parameter sensed by the physiology condition parameter sensing unit.

3. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the physiology condition parameter sensing unit comprises a body temperature sensor for sensing a body temperature of the user as the physiology condition parameter.

4. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the physiology condition parameter sensing unit comprises a blood pressure sensor for sensing a blood pressure of the user as the physiology condition parameter.

5. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the physiology condition parameter sensing unit comprises a heartbeat sensor for sensing a heartbeat of the user as the physiology condition parameter.

6. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an environment parameter sensing unit for sensing at least one environment parameter around the user.

7. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 6, wherein the light output calculation unit further comprises a light output parameter calculation program for calculating the light output parameter according to the physiology condition parameter and the environment parameter.

8. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 6, further comprising a calculation parameter memorizing unit, which comprises an environment parameter memorizing region for memorizing the environment parameter sensed by the environment parameter sensing unit.

9. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 6, wherein the environment parameter sensing unit comprises a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature around the user as the environment parameter.

10. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 6, wherein the environment parameter sensing unit comprises a humidity sensor for sensing a humidity around the user as the environment parameter.

11. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light modulation unit comprises an MTHC light emitter for projecting the MTHC light beam to at least one selected position.

12. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light modulation unit comprises a light modulation processor for processing the light output parameter to accordingly generate a light modulation signal.

13. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 12, wherein the light modulation unit comprises a light-mixing module comprising:

a plurality of light sources for respectively projecting a plurality of essential light beams;

at least one strength modulator for respectively modulating a plurality of strengths of the plurality of essential light beams in accordance with the light modulation signal to accordingly mix the essential lights to modulate the MTHC light beam.

14. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 13, wherein the light sources comprises at least one invisible-light source for projecting a invisible light beam as one of the essential light beams.

15. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 14, wherein the invisible-light source is an infrared light source for projecting an infrared light beam as the invisible light beam.

16. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 14, wherein the invisible-light source is an ultraviolet light source for projecting an ultraviolet light beam as the invisible light beam.

17. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 13, wherein the light sources comprises at least one visible-light source for projecting a visible light beam as one of the essential light beams.

18. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 17, wherein the visible-light source is a red light source for projecting a red light beam as the visible light beam.

19. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 18, wherein the red light source is a red light emitting diode (LED).

20. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 17, wherein the visible-light source is a green light source for projecting a green light beam as the visible light beam.

21. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 20, wherein the green light source is a green LED.

22. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 17, wherein the visible-light source is a blue light source for projecting a blue light beam as the visible light beam.

23. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 22, wherein the blue light source is a blue LED.

24. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an MTHC light parameter input unit for the user directly input the light output parameter to the light modulating unit to modulate the MTHC light beam in accordance with the light output parameter.

25. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light output parameter is a wavelength of the MTHC light beam.

26. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light output parameter is a strength of the MTHC light beam.

27. The light modulation system for MTHC as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light output parameter is an output time of the MTHC light beam.