Patent ID: 9744375
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N

Claim:
1. A method for narrow-band spectrum treatment of nasal membrane inflammation due to seasonal rhinosinusitis, consisting of the steps of: providing a handheld narrow-band light emitting device; inserting a distal portion of that device into a subject's nostril and positioning that distal portion adjacent the inflamed tissue in the mucosal membrane lining the subject's nasal passage way; emitting from that distal portion a series of non-thermal narrow-bandwidth light pulses in the micro-second regime; filtering the light pulses so that emitted light wavelengths are within an effective energy range of 600 to 990 nm said range being effective for providing a phototherapeutic effect and preventing tissue damage in the nasal passage way; and illuminating the nasal passageways.