PROBE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOBIOMODULATION OF TISSUE LINING A BODY CAVITY
First Claim
1. A probe device for use in treatment of tissues lining a body cavity, the device comprising a probe member having at least a portion thereof carrying a plurality of light sources, at least said portion of the probe member having dimensions and shape suitable for insertion into said body cavity and for arranging within the surface thereof a three-dimensional array of said light sources, the light sources being configured and operable to irradiate monochromatic or polychromatic optical energy outwardly from said probe member.
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Abstract
A device (10) is presented for use in treatment of tissues inside a body cavity. The device comprises a probe member (12) having at least a portion thereof carrying a plurality of light sources (18), at least said portion of the probe member (10) having dimensions and shape suitable for insertion into a certain body cavity and for arranging within the surface thereof a three-dimensional array of said light sources, the light sources being configured and operable to irradiate optical energy outwardly from said probe member.
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38 Claims
- 1. A probe device for use in treatment of tissues lining a body cavity, the device comprising a probe member having at least a portion thereof carrying a plurality of light sources, at least said portion of the probe member having dimensions and shape suitable for insertion into said body cavity and for arranging within the surface thereof a three-dimensional array of said light sources, the light sources being configured and operable to irradiate monochromatic or polychromatic optical energy outwardly from said probe member.
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4. (canceled)
- 6. A probe device for use in treatment of tissues lining a body cavity, the device comprising a probe member having at least a portion thereof carrying a plurality of light emitters, at least said portion of the probe member having dimensions and shape suitable for insertion into the body cavity and for arranging within the surface thereof a three-dimensional array of said light emitters comprising the three-dimension array of LEDs arranged within an electronic device configured for wrapping said at least portion of the probe member, the light emitters being configured and operable to irradiate optical energy outwardly from said probe member.
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8. (canceled)
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10. (canceled)
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20. A probe device for use in treatment of tissues lining a body cavity, the device comprising a probe member having at least a portion thereof carrying a plurality of light emitters, at least said portion of the probe member having dimensions and shape suitable for insertion into said body cavity and for arranging within the surface thereof a three-dimensional array of said light sources, the light sources being configured and operable to irradiate optical energy outwardly from said probe member, said three-dimensional array of the light sources comprising a plurality of sub-arrays of the light emitters, said sub-arrays being arranged one after the other along or across the probe member, each of the sub-arrays being operable with different illumination conditions.
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21. A probe device for use in treatment of tissues lining a body cavity, the device comprising a probe member having at least a portion thereof carrying a plurality of light emitters, at least said portion of the probe member having dimensions and shape suitable for insertion into said body cavity and for arranging within the surface thereof a three-dimensional array of said light sources, the light sources being configured and operable to irradiate optical energy outwardly from said probe member, said optical energy from said light sources having one or more wavelengths in the range from about 300 nm to about 1200 nm.
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23. (canceled)
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24. A probe device for use in treatment of tissues lining a body cavity, the device comprising:
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a probe member having at least a portion thereof carrying a plurality of light emitters, at least said portion of the probe member having dimensions and shape suitable for insertion into said body cavity and for arranging within the surface thereof a three-dimensional array of said light sources, the light sources being configured and operable to irradiate optical energy outwardly from said probe member; and a control unit connectable to said at least part of the probe member carrying the light sources, the control unit comprising a memory utility for storing reference data defining the operational mode of the light sources per a user'"'"'s treatment program, a data processor for operating the illumination via an illumination controller utility, and a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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27. (canceled)
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29. (canceled)
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30. A method for photobiomodulation of a body cavity having a wall, the method comprising illuminating at least part of said wall with optical energy, utilizing modulation of one or more of the following parameters:
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increase in mucous secretion at said body cavity; increase in elasticity of the wall of said body cavity; increase in firmness of the wall of said body cavity; increase of blood circulation in blood vessels adjacent to the wall of said body cavity; decrease in diameter of said body cavity. - View Dependent Claims (34, 37)
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32-33. -33. (canceled)
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35-36. -36. (canceled)
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38-53. -53. (canceled)
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