Patent ID: 8246666

Claim:
A phototherapy garment for a person, comprising: a form-fitting bodysuit adapted to covering substantially all of the arms, legs and torso of the person, said form-fitting bodysuit comprising a shell of stretchable, washable material, and a cross-woven optical fiber layer comprising at least one side-glow optical fiber disposed within said shell, said optical fiber adapted to transmitting at least one wavelength of light at a wavelength and intensity sufficient to provide a therapeutic effect; a housing dock affixed to said form-fitting bodysuit and operatively connected to said at least one optical fiber; and a base unit removably attachable to said housing dock, said base unit comprising at least one light emitting diode generating said light and operatively disposed for transmitting said light to said at least one optical fiber, and a power supply operatively connected to said at least one light emitting diode.