PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICES AND METHODS

摘要

The present disclosure relates to phototherapy device members which can be coupled to a light source to deliver light to hard to reach or internalized sites and which include a flexible fiber optic tip member having a core for transmitting light and an elastic tubular connector sleeve for mechanically coupling the flexible tip member to the light source. The present disclosure also relates to phototherapy devices which comprise the light source and the flexible fiber optic tip member. The present disclosure also relates to methods of phototherapy using the phototherapy device such as anti-bactericidal treatment, periodontal treatment, wound healing treatment, anti-fungal treatment, anti-parasitic treatment, anti-viral treatment, skin condition treatment, or treatments to minimize or reduce scarring.

主权项

1. A phototherapeutic device member, comprising:
a flexible fiber optic tip member having a core for transmitting light, the flexible tip member including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the diameter of the proximal end is greater than the diameter of the distal end, and wherein the proximal end is curved to cause light entering the flexible tip member through the proximal end to converge; and an elastic tubular connector sleeve, for mechanically coupling the flexible tip member to a light source, wherein the sleeve includes a proximal end having an opening and a distal end having an opening, the proximal end configured to be stretched and mechanically coupled to the light source; wherein flexible fiber optic tip member is partially disposed within the sleeve, in use, such that the distal end of the flexible fiber optic tip member extends distally through the opening in the distal end of the sleeve, and the proximal end of the flexible fiber optic tip member is disposed within the sleeve and between the proximal and distal ends of the sleeve, thereby positioning the flexible fiber optic tip member near the light source.