Patent ID: 7912108

Claim:
An item of clothing for use in providing a laser-therapy to a wearer of the item of clothing, the item of clothing comprising: a solid-state laser emitting material configured as at least one of a fiber and a film, the solid state laser emitting material including polymer matrix functioning as host materials, containing laser dye of rhodamine 590 or rhodamine 610 as gain materials and nano-submicron particles as scattering particles therein, the scattering particles being selected from the group consisting of Al 2 O 3 nano-submicrons particles, ZnO nano-submicrons particles, their mixtures, and their mixtures with TiO 2 nano-submicrons particles thereof, the lowest lasing threshold of the laser emitting material being approximately 5 mJ/cm 2 for 585 nm emission and 2 mJ/cm 2 for 630 nm emission; and a light source configured for use in conjunction with the solid-state laser emitting material for stimulating laser emission from the solid-state laser emitting material; wherein the solid-state laser emitting material is configured for attachment to a flexible fabric of the item of clothing such that when the item of clothing is ordinarily worn by the wearer, laser emissions from the solid state laser emitting material are able to be flexibly directed into contact with the wearer's skin to effect laser therapy.