Intermittent use of bright light to modify the circadian phase
US5545192A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0648
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is a method for modifying the circadian cycle of a human subject to a desired state including the steps of determining the characteristics of the desired circadian cycle, selecting an appropriate time during which to apply a light stimulus to effect a desired modification of the present circadian cycle, and applying the stimulus at the selected time to achieve the desired circadian cycle for the subject. The light stimulus of the present invention includes an episode of intermittent light consisting of at least two pulses of enhanced light separated by at least one pulse of reduced light.
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