Light-emitting textile structure, in particular for medical purposes, and use thereof
US7274844B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0645
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A light-emitting textile structure, which in particular is useful for medical purposes, comprises a flat support (2) and a plurality of light-emitting elements (4) fixed thereto. Each light-emitting element comprises a light-supplying optical fiber (6), to each optical fiber (6) there being associated exactly one light-emitting element (4), which comprises at least one output zone formed by a local curvature of the optical fiber. The local curvature is selected in such a way that a lateral exit of light from the optical fiber occurs due to the absence of total reflection.
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