Fat reducing device and method utilizing optical emitters

• US 9,808,314 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2016
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blue Water Innovations, Llc
• Original Assignee: Blue Water Innovations, Llc
• Inventors: Ward, Terry
• Primary Examiner(s): FARAH, AHMED M
• Application Number:
  US15/337,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20170042616A1
• Time in Patent Office: 375 Days
• Field of Search: 607 88- 91, 607 96, 607100, 606 9- 12, 128898
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/00 Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1815 using microwaves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00464 Subcutaneous fat, e.g. liposuction, lipolysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/1823 Generators therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0642 Irradiating part of the body at a certain distance
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0652 Arrays of diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0662 Visible light
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0613 Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment

Abstract

A fat reducing device and method utilizing optical emitters includes an array housing a plurality of optical emitters which are positioned to produce an optical output directed to a recipient, and a controller for instructing an operation of the array. The optical output being generated by a plurality of LED'"'"'s cumulatively producing red light at approximately 635 nm, and at approximately 40,000 Lux, measurable at the array. The method includes reducing the lipid content of subcutaneous adipocytes using the optical emitting device, by delivering red light at approximately 313.6 Lux at a wavelength of approximately 635 nm for between 1 and 8 minutes, resulting in a total delivery of 2.88 Joules to the subcutaneous adipocytes of the target area of the recipient.

Claims

1. A method of reducing lipid content of subcutaneous adipocytes, said method comprising:

providing a device for applying optical emissions to a recipients body containing a lipid content of subcutaneous adipocytes, said device including an output array having a plurality of optical emitters, and a controller for instructing an operation of the array;

positioning the array a discrete distance from a target area of the recipient;

providing a power source to the array;

producing, via the array, an optical output;

directing the optical output towards the target area of the recipient to reduce the lipid content of subcutaneous adipocytes in the target area of the recipient; and

delivering red light at approximately 313.6 Lux at a wavelength of approximately 635 nm for between 1 and 8 minutes, resulting in a total delivery of 2.88 Joules to the subcutaneous adipocytes of the target area of the recipient,

wherein each of the plurality of optical emitters comprise, at least one of, a light emitting capacitor, a light emitting diode, and a super-luminous light emitting diode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the optical output leaving the array includes red light at approximately 635 nm, and at approximately 40,000 Lux.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

modulating, via the controller, the power source before providing the same to the array.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said modulation is based on a reference waveform generated by the controller.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a reference waveform from an external device; and

modulating, the power source based on the received waveform before providing the same to the array.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the discrete distance is between about 1 and 8 inches.