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Red light implant for treating Parkinson's disease

  • US 8,900,284 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2007
  • Issued: 12/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of treating a patient having a neurodegenerative disease, comprising the steps of:

  • a) implanting a device comprising an antenna and a light emitting diode (LED) in a brain of the patient,b) transcutaneously transmitting Rf energy to the antenna in an amount sufficient to power the LED, andc) irradiating a patient'"'"'s brain with an effective amount of red or infrared light from the powered LED,wherein irradiation of the brain is carried out with between about 0.2 J/cm2 and 50 J/cm2 energy and for a duration on the order of minutes,wherein irradiation is carried out at an intensity of between ⅓

    mW/cm2 and 625 mW/cm2.

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