Method, system and device for delivering phototherapy to a patient
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1. A flexible mat for delivering photo-therapy to at least a portion of a body of a patient, comprising:
- (a) a flexible substrate comprising a lower external-facing surface, an upper patient-facing surface, and a plurality of apertures disposed through the substrate and extending between the external-facing surface and the patient-facing surface;
(b) a plurality of reverse-mount LED packages configured for mounting and positioning on the external-facing surface of the substrate over corresponding apertures such that the LEDs thereof emit light upwardly through or from such apertures substantially in a first direction towards the patient-facing surface of the substrate, each such package further being configured to dissipate heat primarily downwardly in a second direction away from the external-facing surface of the substrate, wherein light-projecting portions of the reverse-mount LED packages extend upwardly through the apertures substantially no further than a plane defined by the patient-facing surface of the substrate, and(c) a plurality of at least partially flexible electrically conductive traces operatively connected to the reverse-mount LED packages to provide electrical power, and optionally control signals, thereto.
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Abstract
A system and method for a reverse mounted light array. In one method embodiment, the present invention couples a reverse mounted light-generating source with a substrate. Additionally, the present invention couples an electrical portion of the reverse mounted light generating source with a conductive trace coupled to the reverse side of the substrate, wherein the coupling of the conductive trace with the substrate and the reverse mounted light generating source forms a reverse mounted light array.
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1. A flexible mat for delivering photo-therapy to at least a portion of a body of a patient, comprising:
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(a) a flexible substrate comprising a lower external-facing surface, an upper patient-facing surface, and a plurality of apertures disposed through the substrate and extending between the external-facing surface and the patient-facing surface; (b) a plurality of reverse-mount LED packages configured for mounting and positioning on the external-facing surface of the substrate over corresponding apertures such that the LEDs thereof emit light upwardly through or from such apertures substantially in a first direction towards the patient-facing surface of the substrate, each such package further being configured to dissipate heat primarily downwardly in a second direction away from the external-facing surface of the substrate, wherein light-projecting portions of the reverse-mount LED packages extend upwardly through the apertures substantially no further than a plane defined by the patient-facing surface of the substrate, and (c) a plurality of at least partially flexible electrically conductive traces operatively connected to the reverse-mount LED packages to provide electrical power, and optionally control signals, thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of making a flexible mat for delivering photo-therapy to at least a portion of a body of a patient, the mat comprising a flexible substrate comprising a lower external-facing surface, an upper patient-facing surface, and a plurality of apertures disposed through the substrate and extending between the external-facing surface and the patient-facing surface, a plurality of reverse-mount LED packages configured for mounting and positioning on the external-facing surface of the substrate over corresponding apertures such that the LEDs thereof emit light upwardly through or from such apertures substantially in a first direction towards the patient-facing surface of the substrate, and wherein light-projecting portions of the reverse-mount LED packages extend upwardly through the apertures substantially no further than a plane defined by the patient-facing surface of the substrate, each such package further being configured to dissipate heat primarily downwardly in a second direction away from the external-facing surface of the substrate, and a plurality of at least partially flexible electrically conductive traces operatively connected to the reverse-mount LED packages to provide electrical power, and optionally control signals, thereto, the method comprising:
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(a) providing the substrate; (b) providing the reverse-mount LED packages; (c) providing the electrically conductive traces, and (d) operatively connecting the substrate, reverse-mount LED packages and the electrically conductive traces to one another. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of providing phototherapy to at least a portion of a body of a patient using a phototherapy mat, the mat comprising a flexible substrate comprising a lower external-facing surface, an upper patient-facing surface, and a plurality of apertures disposed through the substrate and extending between the external-facing surface and the patient-facing surface, a plurality of reverse-mount LED packages configured for mounting and positioning on the external-facing surface of the substrate over corresponding apertures such that the LEDs thereof emit light upwardly through or from such apertures substantially in a first direction towards the patient-facing surface of the substrate, wherein light-projecting portions of the reverse-mount LED packages extend upwardly through the apertures substantially no further than a plane defined by the patient-facing surface of the substrate, each such package further being configured to dissipate heat primarily downwardly in a second direction away from the external-facing surface of the substrate, and a plurality of at least partially flexible electrically conductive traces operatively connected to the reverse-mount LED packages to provide electrical power, and optionally control signals, thereto, the method comprising:
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(a) placing the mat in operative relation to the at least portion of the body of the patient, and (b) electrically energizing the LEDs of the reverse-mount LED packages.
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