Patent ID: 8535361
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A dedicated apparatus for performing non-invasive irradiation light therapy upon the blood then circulating in-vivo within the internal vasculature of a nasal cavity of a living mammalian subject, said non-invasive dedicated apparatus comprising: a portable hollow casing having fixed dimensions, a sized internal spatial volume, and an external surface configuration suitable for in-vivo insertion into the nasal cavity space of a nostril without causing substantial impairment to the subject's ability to breathe and without invading the nasal tissues of the living subject, said portable casing being comprised of (i) a light transmitting material which forms at least a portion of the configured external surface for said hollow casing, (ii) at least one light generating unit entirely housed and contained within said internal spatial volume of said hollow casing and which is capable of generating light energy of at least one preselected wavelength, energy intensity, and duration on-demand sufficient to achieve a reversal of red blood cell aggregation upon the blood then circulating in-vivo within the vasculature of the nasal tissues, and wherein said light transmitting material and said light generating unit collectively form a configured irradiation lens which can emit light energy in a desired irradiation direction on-demand after in-vivo insertion of said hollow casing within a subject's nasal cavity; wherein the irradiation can be applied to a region which lies posterior and/or anterior to the limen nasi of the nasal cavity; self-administrable applicator means for at will attachment and detachment in-vivo of said light transmitting external surface and said light generating unit of said configured irradiation lens at a fixed position and desired irradiation direction adjacent to the internal lining and internal blood vasculature of a subject's nasal cavity such that a reversal of red blood cell aggregation can be achieved on-demand by irradiation of the blood then circulating in-vivo within the vasculature of a subject's nasal tissues; a portable and replenishable power source of on-demand direct electrical current; a portable controller assembly able to control on-demand delivery of light energy from said configured irradiation lens after placement of said hollow casing adjacent to the vasculature of a subject's nasal tissues, said controller assembly including (α) a receiving circuit for receipt of such direct electrical current as is transferred to said controller from said power source, (β) a central processing unit for controlling and directing the flow of such direct electrical current as is received, and (γ) a conveying circuit for conveying direct electrical current from said controller assembly to said light generating unit; at least one connector in electrical communication with said source of electrical current for on-demand transfer of direct electrical current to said controller assembly; and at least one connector in electrical communication with said controller assembly and said light generating unit housed within said hollow casing for on-demand conveyance of direct electrical current from said controller assembly.