Patent ID: 7255691

Claim:
An apparatus for killing and/or debilitating pathogenic microorganisms in or on a body comprising a chemiluminescent light source providing electromagnetic radiation having predetermined wavelengths in the visible spectrum selected for absorption by naturally-occurring photosensitive chemicals produced by the body; wherein the chemiluminescent light source comprises: an energizer producing a selected amount of energy for a selected duration; a wavelength-selectable material energetically coupled to the energizer for producing electromagnetic radiation in response to the coupled energy at one or more selected wavelengths for the selected duration; a first reservoir configured to be initially containing the wavelength-selectable material, the first reservoir electromagnetically coupled to a treatment site; a second reservoir containing the energizer; a nozzle for coupling the second reservoir to the first reservoir; and means for transporting at least a portion of the energizer from the second reservoir to the first reservoir through the nozzle.