Treatment of rhinitis by biostimulative illumination
US5683436A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0652
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for treating rhinitis by illumination including at least one light emitting diode (LED) pack, each having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), suitable for insertion into at least one, respective, rhinitis affected nostril and operative for illuminating a rhinitis affected zone of the interior surface of the at least one nostril with non-coherent light radiation, the light radiation having a narrow bandwidth centered at a wavelength suitable for rhinitis treatment. Preferably, the rhinitis affected zone is illuminated continuously for a prescribed treatment duration.
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