Garment including therapeutic light source
US11406842B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD10B2401/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A garment includes a fabric base layer and at least one side-emitting optical fiber retained to or integrated with the fabric base layer. The fabric base layer can stretch in the grain and cross grain direction of the fabric base layer. The at least one side-emitting optical fiber is located in at least one light-emitting zone to be located over a targeted body area of the person wearing the garment, and is configured to receive light from a light source and in the at least one light-emitting zone is configured to project light having a therapeutic wavelength toward the targeted body area.
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