Patent ID: 9084885
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A61B,A61K,A61N

Abstract:
1. A device for delivering light in vivo in a patient, the device comprising: an implantable optical delivery device configured for placement under the skin of the patient; a light source for producing light from electrical power; an optical transmission element made from a material that is transparent to the light from the light source, the material having an elongated shape that substantially encases the light source at a proximal end and that is for delivering the light from the light source to a distal end within the brain of the patient, wherein a distal tip of the optical transmission element is adapted for rotation about the longitudinal axis to change the position of the distal tip along the longitudinal axis; a fixation portion physically coupled to the optical transmission element and configured to attach the optical transmission element to the skull of the patient, wherein the fixation portion is physically coupled to a proximal end of the optical transmission element, and wherein the optical transmission element is configured to emit light from the distal end of the optical transmission element; and a heat dissipation portion having a thermally conductive path for removing heat from near the light source.