System for treating light treatable conditions and associated methods

• US 9,174,067 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Healthe, Inc.
• Original Assignee: BioLogical Illumination, LLC
• Inventors: Maxik, Fredric S., Soler, Robert R., Regan, Matthew
• Primary Examiner(s): A, Minh D
• Application Number:
  US13/832,459
• Publication Number:
  US 20140107735A1
• Time in Patent Office: 963 Days
• Field of Search: 607/88, 607/77, 607 28- 29, 607/35, 607/59, 607/62, 435/4, 250/461.1, 250/461.2
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2021/0044 by the sight sense
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 21/02 for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia for massage A61H; electrotherapy A61N, e.g. applying alternating or intermittent electric currents for producing anaesthesia A61N1/36021
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3306 Optical measuring means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/14 Electro-oculogram [EOG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/16 Visual evoked potential [VEP]
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/06 using light
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0618 Psychological treatment

Abstract

A system for treating a light treatable condition may include a luminaire configured to emit diagnostic output spectra and a sensor configured to measure a biotic response to the diagnostic output spectra. A computer may be positioned in electrical communication with each of the luminaire and the sensor and may utilize a measured biotic response to determine prescribed output spectra that is responsive to treat the light treatable condition. The luminaire may also be configurable to emit the prescribed output spectra by receiving an instruction from the computer.

Claims

1. A system for treating a light treatable condition, the system comprising:

a luminaire configured to emit diagnostic output spectra;

a sensor configured to measure a biotic response to the diagnostic output spectra to define a measured biotic response; and

a computer in electrical communication with each of the luminaire and the sensor for utilizing the measured biotic response to determine a prescribed output spectra that is responsive to treat the light treatable condition;

wherein the luminaire is configurable to emit the prescribed output spectra by receiving an instruction from the computer.

2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the measured biotic response is at least one of retinal response, eye spectral response and pupillary light reflex.

3. A system according to claim 1 wherein the prescribed output spectra is based at least in part on a visual acuity of a patient.

4. A system according to claim 1 wherein the computer further comprises a user interface configured to receive a patient'"'"'s light preferences.

5. A system according to claim 4 wherein the computer is further configured so that the prescribed output spectra for the patient is based on at least one of a visual acuity of the patient, the measured biotic response, and the patient'"'"'s light preferences.

6. A system according to claim 5 wherein the prescribed output spectra is transmittable to a patient device.

7. A system according to claim 1 wherein a second luminaire is configurable to emit the prescribed output spectra based on receipt of instructions from the computer.

8. A system according to claim 1 wherein the prescribed output spectra is responsive to at least one of a task performed by a patient and a time of day during which the patient will observe the prescribed output spectrum.

9. A system according to claim 8 wherein the prescribed output spectra is responsive to the time of day during which the patient will observe the prescribed output spectra;

and wherein the luminaire comprises an autonomous clock configured to cause the luminaire to emit the prescribed output spectra at an indicated time of day.

10. A system for treating a light treatable condition, the system comprising:

a luminaire configured to emit diagnostic output spectra;

a sensor configured to measure a biotic response to the diagnostic output spectra;

a computer in electrical communication with each of the luminaire and the sensor and being connected to a network;

a medical database connected to the network comprising medical information related to a diagnosis of medical conditions; and

a luminaire that is configurable to emit a prescribed output spectra;

wherein the computer utilizes the medical database to determine the prescribed output spectra responsive to treat the light treatable condition;

wherein the computer is configured to determine a diagnosis based at least in part on the biotic response to the diagnostic output spectra that is responsive to the diagnosis.

11. A system according to claim 10 wherein a second luminaire is configured to emit the prescribed output spectra.

12. A method for treating a condition in a patient having a light treatable condition, the method comprising:

exposing the patient to diagnostic output spectra;

determining the patient'"'"'s response to the diagnostic output spectra to define a measured patient'"'"'s response;

determining a diagnosis of the patient based, at least in part, on the patient'"'"'s response to the diagnostic output spectra;

determining a prescribed output spectra that is responsive to the diagnosis; and

configuring a luminaire to emit the prescribed output spectra.

13. A method according to claim 12 wherein the measured patient'"'"'s response is at least one of retinal response, eye spectral response and pupillary light reflex.

14. A method according to claim 12 wherein the prescribed output spectra is based at least in part on a visual acuity of the patient.

15. A method according to claim 12 wherein the luminaire is configurable to emit the prescribed output spectra by receiving an instruction from a computer.

16. A method according to claim 15 wherein the measured patient'"'"'s response is at least one of the patient'"'"'s retinal response, the patient'"'"'s eye spectral response and the patient'"'"'s pupillary light reflex.

17. A method according to claim 16 wherein the computer is configured to receive information regarding the patient'"'"'s light preferences via a user interface;

and further comprising receiving a patient'"'"'s light preference.

18. A method according to claim 17 wherein the prescribed output spectrum is responsive to at least one of a task performed by a patient and a time of day during which the patient will observe the prescribed output spectrum.

19. A method according to claim 18 wherein the computer is further configured to determine prescriptive output spectra for the patient responsive to at least one of a visual acuity of the patient, the measured biotic response, and the patient'"'"'s light preferences.

20. A method according to claim 19 further comprising the step of transmitting the prescribed output spectrum to a patient device.