Patent ID: 11857801
Assignee: AURORA CONCUSSION THERAPY SYSTEMS
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 27:
28. A method of treating a traumatic brain injury, the method comprising:
positioning a treatment system for treatment of a patient, the treatment system comprising:
(a) a headpiece comprising:
(i) a housing comprising
1) a head cavity defined by the housing; and
2) an inner surface within the head cavity;

(ii) a light array disposed on the inner surface, wherein the light array comprises a plurality of LED light assemblies;

(b) a power/communication line coupled to the light array;
(c) a controller coupled to the power/communication line;
(d) an energy source coupled to the power/communication line; and
(e) a light measurement device coupled to the controller, wherein the light measurement device is disposed adjacent to at least one of the plurality of LED light assemblies,
wherein the positioning the treatment system comprises positioning the headpiece on the patient's head with the light measurement device on the patient's scalp;

actuating at least one of the plurality of LED light assemblies to radiate light toward the patient's scalp;
receiving at least a portion of the radiated light at the light measurement device;
transmitting information about the at least a portion of the radiated light from the light measurement device to the controller;
calculating an appropriate level of applied fluence at the controller based on the information about the at least a portion of the radiated light; and
actuating the at least one of the plurality of LED light assemblies to radiate light at the appropriate level of applied fluence.