Optical Therapy Devices, Systems, Kits and Methods for Providing Therapy to a body Cavity

• US 20080208297A1
• Filed: 01/25/2006
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Allux Medical, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Allux Medical, Inc.
• Inventors: Gertner, Michael, Rogers, Erica
• Application Number:
  US11/814,635
• Publication Number:
  US 20080208297A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/92
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0605 Ear
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0606 Mouth
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0607 Nose
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0608 Rectum
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0609 Stomach and/or esophagus
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0611 Vagina
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0644 Handheld applicators
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0645 Applicators worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0651 Diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0661 ultraviolet
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0603 for treatment of body cavities
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0616 Skin treatment other than tanning
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0624 for eliminating microbes, germs, bacteria on or in the body

Abstract

An optical therapy device is disclosed. The optical therapy device provides therapeutic light therapy to a body cavity. The device includes a housing adapted to be hand held, a UV light source positioned in or on the housing, and an insertion member having a distal end configured to be inserted into the body cavity to illuminate tissue in the body cavity with light from the light source.

Claims

1. An optical therapy device for providing therapeutic light to a body cavity, comprising:

a housing adapted to be hand-held;

one or more light sources positioned in or on said housing adapted to deliver up to 50 mW of UV light; and

an insertion member having a distal end configured to be inserted into the body cavity to illuminate tissue in the body cavity with light from the light source when the distal end of the insertion member is positioned in the body cavity.

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