Phototherapy devices and methods
US9795466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0654
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a phototherapy device that can deliver light to tissues to activate photoactive agents that have been applied to the tissues or that are included within a fiber optic tip member of the device which may be coupled to a light source using a sleeve. The present disclosure also relates to methods of phototherapy using the phototherapy device such as anti-bactericidal treatment, anti-fungal treatment, anti-parasitic treatment, anti-viral treatment.
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