Patent ID: 6238425
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
Apparatus for external medical treatment with the aid of light, said apparatus comprising: a light-emitting device to be held in close proximity to acupuncture points on the body of an individual, wherein the light-emitting device includes light-emitting elements that emit only monochromatic light of a predetermined wavelength at a given time, drive means for driving the light-emitting device to emit only monochromatic light of substantially only one predetermined wavelength over a predetermined period of time and to pulsate said monochromatic light of substantially only one predetermined wavelength in accordance with a predetermined pulse frequency, and selector means for setting the light-emitting device to selectively emit said pulsating monochromatic light of substantially only one predetermined wavelength at a pulse repetition frequency in one of the ranges 5 Hz to 9.5 Hz, 22.2 Hz to 36.0 Hz, or 273.8 Hz to 324.0 Hz at a given time, wherein the lowest pulse repetition frequency range is used for reflex acupoints, the intermediate range is used for specific acupoints and the highest range is used for weighted acupoints.