EP1594572A1 - Dispositif de luminotherapie - Google Patents

Dispositif de luminotherapie

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EP1594572A1
EP1594572A1 EP04701922A EP04701922A EP1594572A1 EP 1594572 A1 EP1594572 A1 EP 1594572A1 EP 04701922 A EP04701922 A EP 04701922A EP 04701922 A EP04701922 A EP 04701922A EP 1594572 A1 EP1594572 A1 EP 1594572A1
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housing
user
light
eye
fluorescent screen
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Andreas Hilburg
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Patex Group Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N5/0613—Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment
    • A61N5/0618—Psychological treatment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M21/00—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis
    • A61M2021/0005—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis by the use of a particular sense, or stimulus
    • A61M2021/0044—Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis by the use of a particular sense, or stimulus by the sight sense
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N2005/0635—Radiation therapy using light characterised by the body area to be irradiated
    • A61N2005/0643—Applicators, probes irradiating specific body areas in close proximity
    • A61N2005/0645—Applicators worn by the patient
    • A61N2005/0647—Applicators worn by the patient the applicator adapted to be worn on the head
    • A61N2005/0648—Applicators worn by the patient the applicator adapted to be worn on the head the light being directed to the eyes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N2005/065—Light sources therefor
    • A61N2005/0651—Diodes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N2005/0658—Radiation therapy using light characterised by the wavelength of light used
    • A61N2005/0662—Visible light
    • A61N2005/0663—Coloured light

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a device for generating light stimuli for the
  • Eye with a housing which can be fastened in front of the face of the user, with at least one light source arranged in the housing and with a cover for the light source facing the user's eye.
  • Light sources are known for example from the German utility model DE 67 50 962 U and the American patents 4,315,502 and 6,350,275.
  • the utility model DE 67 50 962 U discloses a housing which is designed similar to swimming goggles.
  • a cup-like color filter is arranged in front of each eye, behind which there is a light source.
  • the two parts of the housing are adapted to be placed on the closed eyelids.
  • This device thus serves to generate pulsed light stimuli of one color through the closed eyelids.
  • US 4,315,502 describes a spectacle-like device with light rings in front of each eye. Several light sources are arranged in each light ring. Light pulses are generated which can vary in intensity synchronously or individually modified for each eye. No.
  • 6,350,275 discloses an eyeglass-like device in which LEDs (light-emitting diodes) directly irradiate the retina of the user, the LEDs preferably emitting green to blue light. This device is also limited to a pulsation or variation of the intensity of the light.
  • the object of the present invention is to further develop the device described in the introduction in such a way that the possibility of varying the light is optimized in the case of individual light supply to the eye or the eyes of a user.
  • Light source is a fluorescent screen made of diffusely translucent material and that three differently colored light sources are arranged behind the fluorescent screen, the light intensities of which can be regulated separately.
  • the invention relates to a device that can be attached directly in front of the eyes of the user, similar to glasses or snow goggles.
  • the term “housing” encompasses both spectacle frames and hood-like structures in the manner of snow goggles or a pair of separate hood-like eye caps in the manner of swimming goggles.
  • the housing can be used largely independent of location and can be attached and worn on the head in any position and position of the user.
  • the light can be generated with very little energy because the diffuse-translucent screen is close to the eyes of the User.
  • the color generated on the diffusible translucent screen depends on the respective intensities of the three differently colored light sources. The color is created according to the principle of additive color mixing.
  • a device that enables the generation of different colors on a fluorescent screen according to the principle of additive color mixing is known in principle, for example from DE 198 09 871 C2.
  • a color mixing attachment for the additive color mixing of the light from three light sources is described, which in the interior of a housing has two or more partition walls made of white, diffuse-transparent material and a cavity section formed therebetween.
  • This color mixing attachment is general for lighting devices, e.g. in discotheques, on concert and theater stages etc., determines and should enable the generation of spatially homogeneous monochrome light according to the principles of additive color mixing. Due to its complex structure, it can only be implemented as a rather heavy and bulky unit.
  • the housing is opaque and open on one side, its open side being designed to bear against a head portion of a user surrounding at least one eye.
  • the housing thus covers at least one eye of the user in that it lies essentially flush against the head section surrounding the eye.
  • the housing preferably rests on the face of the user in the manner of snow goggles or ski goggles.
  • the housing is opaque, so that the eye, which is surrounded by the housing, is shielded from external light.
  • the fluorescent screen is arranged within the housing in front of the user's eye. By placing the housing in front of the user's eye, all extraneous light radiation is thus excluded, with the luminescent screen on which the colored light is generated being placed directly in front of the eye.
  • the light generating device can be equipped with a single light source that irradiates the fluorescent screen.
  • the light source can produce white or colored light. With such a device, the desired generation of pulsating monochrome light is possible for certain forms of therapy.
  • each luminescent screen is irradiated by three light sources whose colors mix additively. Different colors and different intensities of light can be generated on the fluorescent screen.
  • a fluorescent screen is arranged in both eyes of the user and in front of each of the eyes of the user.
  • Such a device is ideally suited for light therapy and color therapy, ie for treating a patient by applying light with a specific intensity and a specific color. The intensity and color of the light can vary in a given rhythm.
  • Such light therapies and color therapies can be combined very well with magnetic field therapies, electrostimulation therapies or sound therapies and generally serve to relax and promote the well-being of the patient.
  • either certain therapy rooms or therapy devices were used for the implementation of light therapies. The user was thus bound locally to the location of the installation of the therapy device and had to adapt his posture to the therapy device if necessary. The combination of light therapy with other therapies was only possible if a combination therapy device was already installed.
  • an extremely light, portable housing can be created, which can be attached to the user's head like a pair of snow goggles.
  • This device can be used in conjunction with any other therapy device and in any posture of the user.
  • the housing consists in a practical embodiment essentially of a front wall and a circumferential web that can be placed against the forehead, cheeks and bridge of the nose of the user and extends in the edge region of the front wall.
  • the free edge of the web encloses the open side of the housing and, in a practical embodiment, can be provided with an elastically deformable, essentially opaque seal.
  • Such a seal avoids contact of hard sections of the housing with the face of the user. At the same time, it ensures the adaptation of the web against the face to the exact shape of the face. This prevents external light from penetrating between the face and the web, since the seal itself is essentially opaque.
  • Such a seal is also known for ski goggles or snow goggles.
  • a rubber band is provided as a fastening device, which runs behind the head of the user with a certain elastic tension. If the housing is designed similar to the frame of sunglasses, the fastening device for the housing can be formed by eyeglass temples.
  • an opening is preferably arranged in front of each eye, which in the case of the housing lying on the face as intended lies to the user's eye and is filled with the fluorescent screen.
  • the cap has a front surface and a side wall peripherally surrounding the front surface.
  • a ring collar connects to the side wall.
  • the front surface forms the aforementioned fluorescent screen.
  • the light sources are attached to the ring collar, so that the extension of the side wall between the ring collar and the front surface defines the distance of the light sources from the fluorescent screen.
  • the light sources are on the face of the
  • the light sources as already in the
  • At least one red, one green and one blue light-emitting diode are arranged behind each fluorescent screen.
  • Diode pairs diametrically opposite one another are preferably distributed at regular angular intervals on a circle around the center of the luminescent screen.
  • connection cable can be attached to the housing, which has electrical conductors for controlling the light sources.
  • a connector is attached to the free end of the connecting cable and can be connected to a control unit.
  • the housing can of course also be connected wirelessly to the control device, for example by infrared data transmission or a radio connection, e.g. according to the Bluetooth standard. In this case, in that. It is advisable for the housing to contain an energy source, for example a battery or a rechargeable accumulator, which supplies the light sources and the data transmission means with current.
  • the control unit generates current pulses which, according to a prescribed program sequence, excite the light sources to light up with a certain intensity. In this way, the control device generates on the fluorescent screens the light pulses with predetermined color, intensity and duration, which are necessary for achieving the therapeutic effect. If the device according to the invention is used in connection with other therapy devices (e.g. magnetic field therapy, sound therapy, etc.), the control device can also control the other therapy devices and forward electrical signals for sound generation or generation of magnetic fields to the corresponding devices.
  • other therapy devices e.g. magnetic field therapy, sound therapy, etc.
  • the device according to the invention comprises an opaque housing, the front wall of which has openings through which the cap-like fluorescent screens protrude.
  • the electronic components are on the back of the caps and the front wall facing away from the face.
  • a practical embodiment of the device has an opaque cover layer which covers the front wall, the light sources and all other components of the device.
  • FIG. 1 shows a front view of a device according to the invention attached to the head of a user
  • FIG. 2 shows parts of the device from FIG. 1 in a diagrammatic representation
  • FIG. 3 shows a front view of the device corresponding to FIG. 1 with the cover layer removed
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic representation of the light sources assigned to each fluorescent screen.
  • the device according to the invention essentially has the shape of snow goggles or ski goggles. It consists essentially of a one-sided open housing 1, which rests against the cheeks, the bridge of the nose and the forehead of the face of the user.
  • a rubber band 2 is arranged on the housing 1 as a fastening device. The elastic band 2 is stretched around the user's head with a certain pretension and holds the device according to the invention in its position.
  • the outer surface of the housing 1, which is visible from the front, is formed by an opaque cover layer 3.
  • the cover layer 3 preferably consists of a black, opaque plastic film.
  • Fig. 2 it can be seen that the housing 1 itself consists essentially of a
  • the front wall 4 can continuously merge into the peripheral web 5 by a material curvature.
  • the front wall 4 and the web 5 are preferably made of black, opaque plastic.
  • a foam rubber seal 6 is attached to the web 5, which ensures a tight fit against the face of the user.
  • a circular electronic circuit 11, 12 is attached, on which the light sources are arranged.
  • the light sources are best seen in Fig. 5.
  • Six light-emitting diodes 13, 14, 15 are arranged in the middle area of the electronic circuits 11, 12, which essentially lies opposite the middle area of the caps 9, 10.
  • Two diametrically opposite light-emitting diodes 13 emit light in blue color.
  • Two diametrically opposed light emitting diodes 14 emit light in green color.
  • Two diametrically opposite light-emitting diodes 15 emit light in red color.
  • the intensity of the light emitted by each light emitting diode 13, 14, 15 essentially corresponds to the strength of the current flowing through the respective light emitting diode 13, 14, 15.
  • the current for controlling the light-emitting diodes 13, 14, 15 is predetermined by a control device which is connected to the device according to the invention via a connecting cable 16 by means of a connecting plug 17.
  • the cap 18,19 of the cap and here generates by additive color mixing a light of a color and brightness that depends on the brightness of the light emitted by the light emitting diodes 13, 14, 15.
  • the distance between the light emitting diodes 13, 14, 15 and the front surface 18, 19 of the cap forming the fluorescent screen is to be selected such that essentially the entire front surface of the cap is irradiated by each light emitting diode 13, 14 and 15 in order to achieve the most homogeneous color mixture possible to achieve.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif pour produire des stimuli lumineux pour l'oeil. Ce dispositif comprend un boîtier (1) qui peut être fixé devant le visage de l'utilisateur, au moins une source lumineuse (13, 14, 15) placée dans le boîtier et un cache (18, 19) pour la source lumineuse, qui fait face à l'oeil de l'utilisateur. L'objectif de la présente invention est de mettre au point un tel dispositif avec lequel il est possible d'amener la lumière à l'oeil ou aux yeux de l'utilisateur de manière individuelle, avec une variation de lumière optimisée. Cet objectif est atteint en ce que le cache (18, 19) pour la source lumineuse (13, 14, 15) est constitué d'un écran luminescent (18, 19) en matière perméable à la lumière diffuse et en ce que trois sources lumineuses (13, 14, 15) de couleurs différentes sont placées derrière cet écran luminescent (18, 19) et présentent des intensités lumineuses qui peuvent être réglées de manière séparée.
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DE10301867A DE10301867A1 (de) 2003-01-17 2003-01-17 Lichttherapievorrichtung
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