Method and apparatus for stress relief system

• US 6,267,721 B1
• Filed: 06/18/1999
• Issued: 07/31/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: William F. Welles
• Original Assignee: William F. Welles
• Inventors: Welles, William F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilbert, Samuel G.
• Application Number:
  US09/335,969
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• Field of Search: 600/26-28, 607/45, 607/88, 607/46, 607/93
• US Class Current: 600/26
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0027 by the hearing sense
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0055 with electric or electro-magnetic fields
• 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 2005/0645 Applicators worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0651 Diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0619 Acupuncture

Abstract

A stress relief system having a headset to be removably worn on a person'"'"'s head and a portable electrical wave generator assembly. The left and right speakers of the headset are connected to an electricity powered device for playing recorded music. The electrical wave generator assembly is powered by a 9 volt D.C. battery and it has two closed electrical circuits for transmitting that receive an electrical wave from the electrical wave generator. Each of these circuits has a light emitting diode (LED) that radiates light in the infrared and visible nanometer range. The structure for supporting the respective LED'"'"'s would be a predetermined length of double stranded wire having sufficient flexibility so that it can be bent to direct the light at preselected points on a patient'"'"'s hands that are identified by the Koryo Hand Therapy Meridians. A finger loop strap is used to locate and support the lights on the user'"'"'s fingers.

Claims

1. The stress relief system comprising:

an electrical wave generator assembly having means for emitting an electrical wave pattern in the 2 cycles per second to 200 KHZ cycles per second range;

said electrical wave generator assembly having a housing with an output jack;

a source of electrical power connected to said electrical wave generator assembly;

a first elongated light emitting diode (LED) having a front end, a rear end, a body portion, an elongated first tubular sleeve connected to said rear end of said first LED;

said first tubular sleeve having an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of said first elongated LED to form a shoulder at their juncture;

first closed loop electrical circuit having a front end for transmitting an electrical current from said output jack of said electrical wave generator to said rear end of said first LED and back to said output jack;

said first closed loop electrical circuit having a preselected length L1;

a transversely extending first finger loop strap having a first end, a second end, an outer surface and an inner surface;

a longitudinally extending elongated first alignment sleeve having a front end and a rear end is secured to said inner surface of said first finger loop strap;

said first alignment sleeve removably receiving said body of said first LED until said rear end of said first alignment sleeve rests against said shoulder of said first tubular sleeve;

first hook and loop fastening means on said first and second ends of said first finger loop strap for removably attaching said first loop fastening means to a patient'"'"'s finger;

a first elongated attachment tab having a front end, a rear end, attached to said first tubular sleeve; and

a second hook and loop fastening means located adjacent said front end of said first elongated attachment tab that is detachably secured to said first hook and loop fastening means on said first finger loop strap for preventing said first LED from pulling out of said alignment sleeve;

a second elongated light emitting diode (LED) having a front end, a rear end, a body portion, an elongated second tubular sleeve connected to said rear end of said second LED;

said second tubular sleeve having an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of said second elongated LED to form a shoulder at their juncture;

a second closed loop electrical circuit having a front end for transmitting an electrical current from said output jack of said electrical wave generator to said rear end of said second LED and back to said output jack;

said second closed loop electrical circuit having a preselected length L1;

a transversely extending second finger loop strap having a first end, a second end, an outer surface and an inner surface;

a longitudinally extending elongated second alignment sleeve having a front end and a rear end is secured to said inner surface of said second finger loop strap;

said second alignment sleeve removably receiving said body of said second LED until said rear end of said second alignment sleeve rests against said shoulder of said second tubular sleeve;

third hook and loop fastening means on said first and second ends of said second finger loop strap for removably attaching said second loop fastening means to a patient'"'"'s finger;

a second elongated attachment tab having a front end, a rear end, attached to said first tubular sleeve; and

a second hook and loop fastening means located adjacent said front end that is detachably secured to said first hook and loop fastening means on said first finger loop strap for preventing said first LED from pulling out of said alignment sleeve; and

a head set having a left ear speaker and a right ear speaker;

said head set adapted to be worn on a person'"'"'s head;

an electrically powered device for playing recorded songs; and

means for electrically connecting said electrically power device to said speaker of said head set.

2. A stress relief system as recited in claim 1 wherein said source of electrical power is a battery.

3. A stress relief system as recited in claim 2 wherein said battery is a 9 volt D.C. battery.

4. A stress relief system as recited in claim 1 wherein said first and second LED'"'"'s are unidirectional lights.

5. A stress relief system as recited in claim 1 wherein said LED'"'"'s are red light emitting LED'"'"'s.

6. A method for reducing the stress level of a patient comprising the steps of:

a) connecting an electrical wave generator assembly to a first closed loop electrical circuit for transmitting an electrical current to a first LED that only emits an electrical wave pattern in the 2 cycles per second to 200 KHZ cycles per second range;

said first closed loop electrical circuit being entire outside the body of said patient;

a transversely extending first finger loop strap having a first end, a second end, an outer surface and an inner surface;

a longitudinally extending elongated first alignment sleeve having a front end and a rear end is secured to said inner surface of said first finger loop strap;

said first alignment sleeve removably receiving said body of said first LED until said rear end of said first alignment sleeve rests against said shoulder of said first tubular sleeve;

first hook and loop fastening means on said first and second ends of said first finger loop strap for removably attaching said first loop fastening means to a patient'"'"'s finger;

a first elongated attachment tab having a front end, a rear end attached to said first tubular sleeve; and

a second hook and loop fastening means located adjacent said front end of said first tubular sleeve that is detachably secured to said first hook and loop fastening means on said first finger loop strap for preventing said first LED from pulling out of said first alignment sleeve;

b) connecting an electrical wave generator assembly to a second closed loop electrical circuit for transmitting an electrical current to a second LED that only emits an electrical wave pattern in the 2 cycles per second to 200 KHZ cycles per second range;

said second closed loop electrical circuit being entire outside the body of said patient;

a transversely extending second finger loop strap having a first end, a second end, an outer surface and an inner surface;

a longitudinally extending elongated second alignment sleeve having a front end and a rear end is secured to said inner surface of said second finger loop strap;

said second alignment sleeve removably receiving said body of said second LED until said rear end of said second alignment sleeve rests against said shoulder of said second tubular sleeve;

third hook and loop fastening means on said first and second ends of said second finger loop strap for removably attaching said first loop fastening means to a patient'"'"'s finger;

a second elongated attachment tab having a front end, a rear end, attached to said second tubular sleeve; and

a fourth hook and loop fastening means located adjacent said front end of said second tubular sleeve that is detachably secured to said third hook and loop fastening means on said first finger loop strap for preventing said second LED from pulling out of said second alignment sleeve;

c) directing said first LED and said second LED at preselected Koryo Hand Therapy Meridian points on the hand'"'"'s of a patient;

d) placing a headset on the head of a patient with the left and right speakers of the headset being positioned on the ears of a patient;

said headset being connected to an electrically powered device for playing recorded music;

e) turning on the power of the electrically powered device for playing recorded music so that a patient hears the music; and

f) turning on the power of the electrical wave generator to send electrical current to said first and second LED'"'"'s causing them to emit an electrical wave pattern in the 2 cycles to 200 KHZ cycles per second range at the preselected points on the Koryo Hand Therapy Meridian points of a patient'"'"'s hands to reduce their stress level.