Lice Extermination System and Method
First Claim
1. Apparatus for treating an infested area of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
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an illumination unit, coupled to the housing, and comprising a light source configured to emit light having an emission spectrum selected from the group consisting of;
visible light and infrared light, the emission spectrum having a wavelength between 0.5 and 10 microns, which spectrum is better absorbed by an infestation of the area than by tissue of the subject, the infestation including at least one infestation selected from the group consisting of;
lice, and lice eggs, and the tissue including at least one tissue selected from the group consisting of;
skin of the subject, and hair of the subject; and
tines, coupled to the housing, and configured to facilitate illumination of the area by the illumination unit.
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Abstract
Apparatus (10) is provided for treating an infested area (27) of a subject, the apparatus including a housing (20), and an illumination unit (22), which is coupled to the housing (20) and includes a light source (28) configured to emit light having an emission spectrum selected from the group consisting of: visible light and infrared light, which spectrum is better absorbed by an infestation of the area (27) than by tissue of the subject, the infestation including at least one infestation selected from the group consisting of: lice, and lice eggs, and the tissue including at least one tissue selected from the group consisting of: skin of the subject, and hair of the subject. The apparatus (10) further includes an optical guide unit (24), coupled to the housing (20), and configured to distribute the light to the area (27). Other embodiments are also described.
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1. Apparatus for treating an infested area of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing; an illumination unit, coupled to the housing, and comprising a light source configured to emit light having an emission spectrum selected from the group consisting of;
visible light and infrared light, the emission spectrum having a wavelength between 0.5 and 10 microns, which spectrum is better absorbed by an infestation of the area than by tissue of the subject, the infestation including at least one infestation selected from the group consisting of;
lice, and lice eggs, and the tissue including at least one tissue selected from the group consisting of;
skin of the subject, and hair of the subject; andtines, coupled to the housing, and configured to facilitate illumination of the area by the illumination unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 11, 14, 71, 72, 73)
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36. A method for treating a subject, the method comprising:
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identifying an infestation of an area of the subject, the infestation including at least one infestation selected from the group consisting of;
lice, and lice eggs;emitting light having an emission spectrum selected from the group consisting of;
visible light and infrared light, the emission spectrum having a wavelength between 0.5 and 10 microns, which spectrum is better absorbed by the infestation of the area than by tissue of the subject, the tissue including at least one tissue selected from the group consisting of;
skin of the subject, and hair of the subject; andfacilitating application of the emitted light to the infestation by moving the hair of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (39, 46, 49, 64, 65, 74)
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37. The method according to claim 36, wherein the infestation includes both lice and eggs, and wherein identifying the infestation comprises identifying the infestation including both lice and eggs. cm 38. (canceled)
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