Phototherapy method

• US 5,046,494 A
• Filed: 08/27/1990
• Issued: 09/10/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John Searfoss, Robert L. Searfoss III
• Original Assignee: John Searfoss, Robert L. Searfoss III
• Inventors: Searfoss, Robert L. III, Searfoss, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Coven, Edward M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Graham, Mark S.
• Application Number:
  US07/573,531
• Time in Patent Office: 379 Days
• Field of Search: 128/395-398, 128/380, 600/26, 600/27
• US Class Current: 607/88
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0044 by the sight sense
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 21/00 Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0618 Psychological treatment

Abstract

An method for displaying to an observer a field of light, controllably variable in terms of color, size and intensity and a method of varying the color, size and intensity of the field of light in order to achieve a therapeutic effect in the observer. The field of light is displayed first at a long wavelength, low intensity small area, and slow pulse rate, and then at a relatively short wavelength, high intensity large area, and high pulse rate.

Claims

1. A method for achieving a therapeutic effect in an observer, comprising the steps of directing towards said observer'"'"'s eyes a pulsing field of light controllable in terms of wavelength, intensity, area, and pulse rate in a sequence commencing with a relatively long wavelength, low intensity, small area and slow pulse rate and progressing to a light field of relatively short wavelength, high intensity, large area, and high pulse rate.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of displaying to said observer immediately after said sequence, a field of light of intermediate wavelength, area and intensity.