Patent ID: 6096066
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A light therapy patch adapted to conform to a non-planar portion of a patient's body to which a light therapy is to be administered at a treatment site, comprising:(a) a flexible substrate formed of a dielectric material, said substrate including a plurality of openings that extend therethrough, said flexible substrate being sufficiently thin and said plurality of openings being sized and configured so as to adapt and enable said flexible substrate to substantially fully conform to a non-planar irregular surface at the treatment site, said plurality of openings further providing ventilation paths for air and moisture to move through the flexible substrate;(b) a power source for supplying an electrical current at a desired voltage;(c) a plurality of flexible conductive traces applied to at least one surface of the flexible substrate, said flexible conductive traces defining an electrical circuit for conveying an electrical current provided by the power source to defined portions of said at least one surface; and(d) a plurality of light emitting sources mounted to the flexible substrate in a spaced apart array and electrically coupled to the conductive traces to receive the electrical current, said electrical current energizing the plurality of light emitting sources so that they emit light to provide the light therapy at the treatment site.