UVA1-LED PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20100121420A1
• Filed: 10/28/2009
• Published: 05/13/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher Macomber, Peter Depew Fiset
• Original Assignee: Christopher Macomber, Peter Depew Fiset
• Inventors: Macomber, Christopher, Fiset, Peter Depew
• Application Number:
  US12/607,446
• Publication Number:
  US 20100121420A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/94
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0652 Arrays of diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/06 using light

Abstract

The present application pertains to UVA-1 LED phototherapy for the treatment of various diseases.

Claims

1. A phototherapy method comprising providing ultraviolet light to at least one of:

(a) below a skin of a mammal;

or

(b) to a body cavity, lumen, organ, tissue or tissue within the cavity of the mammal;

or

(c) within a blood or to the blood or to a specific type of cell of the mammal;

to provide a phototherapeutic effect thereto.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the ultraviolet light comprises UVA1 light.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the ultraviolet light comprises UVA1C light.

4. A phototherapy device comprising a UV-LED which in operation provides ultraviolet light to at least one of:

(a) below a skin of a mammal;

or

(b) to a body cavity, lumen, organ, tissue or tissue within the cavity of the mammal;

or

(c) within a blood or to the blood or to a specific type of cell of the mammal;

to provide a phototherapeutic effect thereto.

5. A method, comprising providing ultraviolet light to a mammal to alter a population or a ratio of cells in the mammal to provide at least one therapeutic effect to the mammal.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said ratio of cells in the mammal is the ratio of T*SUB*H1 cells to T*SUB*H2 cells.

7. A phototherapy method comprising providing LED radiation to at least one of:

(a) below a skin of a mammal;

or

(b) to a body cavity, lumen, organ, tissue or tissue within the cavity of the mammal;

or

(c) within a blood or to the blood or to a specific type of cell of the mammal;

to provide a phototherapeutic effect thereto.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the radiation is provided to hippocampal neurons.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the radiation comprises a peak wavelength of about 362 nm or lower and the phototherapeutic effect is promoting apoptosis.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the radiation comprises a peak wavelength of about 370 nm or higher.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the radiation comprises peak wavelength of about 375 nm and an intensity of about 8 to about 25 microWatts/cm², and the phototherapeutic effect is promoting hippocampal neuron morphogenesis.

12. A phototherapy method comprising providing radiation to neurons to promote apoptosis or promote neuron morphogenesis.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the radiation comprises a peak wavelength of about 370 nm or higher to promote neuron morphogenesis.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the radiation comprises a peak wavelength of about 375 nm and an intensity of about 8 to about 25 microWatts/cm².

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the radiation comprises a peak wavelength of about 365 nm or lower to promote apoptosis.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the neurons comprise hippocampal neurons.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the radiation comprises UV radiation from a LED source.