Radiant near infrared light emitting diode exposure as skin preparation

• US 20110224598A1
• Filed: 02/11/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daniel Barolet
• Original Assignee: Daniel Barolet
• Inventors: Barolet, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US12/929,724
• Publication Number:
  US 20110224598A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 37/00 Other apparatus for introducing media into the body for reproduction or fertilisation A61B17/425; apparatus for iontophoresis or cataphoresis A61N1/30; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin salt baths A61H33/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0651 Diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0659 infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0616 Skin treatment other than tanning
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/062 Photodynamic therapy, i.e. excitation of an agent

Abstract

A method for treating inflammatory acne on the skin of a patient, the method comprising irradiating the skin of the patient with radiant infrared light emitting diode (LED) light, subsequently applying ALA onto the skin of the patient and irradiating the ALA treated skin with visible LED light.

Claims

1. A method for treating inflammatory acne on the skin of a patient, the method comprising irradiating the skin of the patient with radiant infrared light emitting diode (LED) light, subsequently applying ALA onto the skin of the patient and irradiating the ALA treated skin with visible LED light.