Phototherapy Treatment and Device for Infections, Diseases, and Disorders

• US 20090143842A1
• Filed: 11/02/2008
• Published: 06/04/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Douglas B. Juanarena, William E. Cumbie
• Original Assignee: Douglas B. Juanarena, William E. Cumbie
• Inventors: Cumbie, William E., Juanarena, Douglas B.
• Application Number:
  US12/263,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20090143842A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/88
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0606 Mouth
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0607 Nose
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/063 comprising light transmitting means, e.g. optical fibres
• 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 2005/0647 the applicator adapted to be worn on the head
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0648 the light being directed to the eyes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0653 Organic light emitting diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0659 infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0661 ultraviolet
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0662 Visible light
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0665 Reflectors
• 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

A device to treat infections, diseases, and disorders. The device can be used to treat part of a larger organism such as using the device to kill cancerous cells in humans or animals or to kill parasites. The invention can also may be used to treat fungal and bacterial nail infections of the hands and feet which are difficult to treat with oral and topical drugs.

Claims

1. A light device for the prevention or treatment of an infection, disease, or disorder comprising:

a housing having a source of germicidal light;

and means for applying at least one fixed dosage of germicidal light to a patient.

an enclosure within said housing communicating with said germicidal light for receiving an area to be irradiated; and

a controller for selectively controlling irradiation of said enclosure and area within said housing by said germicidal light for a predetermined dosage.

2. The light device of claim 1, further comprising:

a control system for said light device for delivering at least one predetermined dosage of germicidal light in the range of 10 mJ/cm² to 100 J/cm² of UVC per treatment.

3. The light device of claim 1, further comprising:

a light sensor for sensing light entering from the enclosure from outside of the light device,

a shut off device for preventing operation of the light device when the light sensors senses light entering from the outside of the light device.

4. The light device of claim 1, further comprising:

a proximity detector that electrically in communication with the light device and prevents the device from operating when guard remote from the light device is not sensed to be within a predetermined range of the light device.

5. The light device of claim 1, further comprising:

a safety device remote from the light device for detecting light escaping from the enclosure to the safety device;

a shut off device for preventing operation of the light device when the safety device senses light escaping to the outside of the light device.

6. A light device comprising:

A source of germicidal light;

A hand unit that can be held in the hand to deliver said germicidal light to an applied light to a desired area;

A tip on said hand unit for aiming the germicidal light for shielding the light;

a lens on said tip for focusing said germicidal light on said desired area;

a filter between said germicidal light and said desired area for selectively removing unwanted wavelengths of light from the applied light;

7. A light device for the prevention or treatment of an infection, disease, or disorder of a user comprising:

a housing having a source of germicidal light;

and an mask sensor for detecting the positioning of the mask on the user being treated;

a shut off device to prevent the device from operating if a the mask senses that the device is not properly positioned.

8. A light device for the prevention or treatment of an infection, disease, or disorder of the mouth comprising:

a housing having a source of germicidal light;

a mouthpiece that for receiving the teeth of a user within the mouthpiece;

a light broadcasting device on said mouthpiece for irradiating an area within the mouth.

9. A light device for the prevention or treatment of an infection, disease, or disorder of a nasal passageway comprising:

a housing having a source of germicidal light for pulsed at least one time;

and a tip sized to fit inside a nostril to irradiate the nares.

10. A light device for the prevention an infection, disease, or disorder from a puncture wound comprising:

a glucose monitor for sampling having a probe for puncturing a user;

a germicidal light mounted on the glucose monitor for irradiating an area to be punctured to prevent infection, disease or disorder at the puncture are.

11. A light device for the prevention or treatment of an infection, disease, or disorder comprising a germicidal light with a pulse width of 1 femtosecond to 50 milliseconds that the pulses produce light in the ultraviolet and visible range between 200 nm and 700 nm of which at least 1% is in the range of 200 nm to 280 nm and 10% is in the range of 200 nm to 400 nm and delivering at dosage of at least 10 mj/cm² of light in the range of 200 nm to 280 nm.