Patent ID: 6811563
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A portable light-emitting device for delivering light to the blood supply of a human body of a subject through a non-ocular area of skin on the body, comprising:(a) a light delivery unit having a flexible pad with multiple spaced-apart apertures therein for positioning to conform to a portion of the body; (b) a plurality of through-hole LEDs, each extending at least partially through one of the apertures of the light delivery unit for emitting light outward from the light delivery unit toward the body; (c) a power supply connected to the light delivery unit for delivering power to the LEDs; and (d) a controller unit disposed between the power supply and the light delivery unit for controlling the delivery of power to the LEDs with sufficient intensity for the LEDs to deliver light to the blood supply.