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  • 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
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  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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  • 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
  • A61N2005/065—Light sources therefor
  • A61N2005/0651—Diodes
  • A61N2005/0652—Arrays of diodes

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a light treatment device for simulating a psychophysical borderline experience, comprising a light emitting device for emitting light to be received by the human eye, and a control device for controlling the light emitting device.
• extreme psychophysical conditions can trigger physical and mental regeneration processes that lead to a reorientation of the entire organism and make health directly tangible.
• Such extreme psychophysical conditions occur, for example, during a near-death experience, the so-called “Near Death Experience”, but also in high-performance sport or in deep meditation.
• Affected persons who have such a border experience or a so-called “peak experience” regularly report one Acceleration or tunnel experience with a particularly bright light at the exit.
• Previous light treatment devices are used for various therapeutic purposes. It is known, for example, to alter the serotonin level by light irradiation of a subject in order to eliminate sleep disorders, to alleviate depression and to reduce depression.
• a corresponding light treatment device is known, for example, under the trade name "Davita Lichtdusche Physiolight LD 220", or else in a similar form described in DE 20 2005 010 124 U1
• daylight lamps are used to irradiate subjects in order to compensate for winter light deficiency and winter depressions to reduce.
• the invention is therefore based on the object to provide an improved light treatment device for the simulation of psychophysical borderline experiences, which avoids the disadvantages of the prior art and further develops the latter in an advantageous manner.
• an intensive simulation of psychophysical marginal experiences should be achieved even with short treatment sessions.
• the light output device has at least one continuous light source and at least one flickering light source whose flickering light can be superimposed on the continuous light of the continuous light source in the region of a therapy station, wherein the control device has a frequency control module which increases the frequency of the flickering light source from an output frequency to a target frequency in at least one acceleration pass or diminished.
• the frequency of the flickering light source in the acceleration pass can be increased to a target frequency which is at least twice as high as the output frequency.
• the constant or permanent light simulates the actual so-called experience of near-death light or the aforementioned tunnel experience with a particularly bright light at the exit.
• a strong psycho-physical transcendental experience is achieved, which helps to treat physical pain or other symptoms, but can also only be used for (deep) psychological relaxation or in the wellness area.
• the control device ramps up the frequency of the flickering light source to at least the region of the optical fusion boundary, preferably beyond it, in order to induce a particularly strong acceleration effect on the subject.
• This acceleration effect can be achieved in a special way by varying the frequency of the flickering light source over a sufficiently large frequency range. is adjusted, wherein the size of the frequency variation to the duration of the acceleration pass and / or the time required for the rise of the flickering light frequency from said initial frequency to the target frequency is adjusted.
• the target frequency is at least five times, preferably more than ten times the output frequency.
• said frequency control module, the flicker light frequency in the range of 0.1 Hz to 10,000 Hz, preferably 1 Hz to 1000 Hz, and vary according to an advantageous embodiment of 2 Hz to 150 Hz, which may already have a variation on a partial section of said frequency range may be sufficient, for example, the variation of the flickering light frequency of an output frequency of, for example, 5 Hz to a target frequency of 50 Hz, for example.
• the frequency control module is designed such that the flicker light frequency over the entire range can be varied is.
• the frequency control module in this case has setting means for variably setting the initial frequency and / or for variable adjustment of the target frequency, wherein advantageously the initial frequency arbitrarily in said variation range, preferably at least in the lower half, and the target frequency also over the entire range of variation , preferably at least in its upper half can be selected.
• Said frequency control module advantageously has, in a development of the invention, a frequency accelerator module which increases the flickering light frequency continuously or in multiple stages, in particular in at least more than three stages, preferably more than ten stages, from said initial frequency to the target frequency. This makes it possible to guide the flickering light frequency sufficiently slowly from the starting frequency to the target frequency, ie the frequency acceleration. This is not done abruptly, but step by step or continuously in order to take the subject along in the acceleration process.
• a manually operated input module may be provided, preferably in the form of a jogging switch, to enable manual triggering of the flickering light and / or control of the flickering light frequency or the on / off phases of the flickering light.
• the duration of an acceleration run can be set variably, wherein advantageously the time required to increase the flicker light frequency from its output frequency to the target frequency is preferably selected in the range from 1 min to 1 h.
• the adjustable timer for the acceleration cycle provides a period of preferably more than 5 minutes, possibly even more than 10 minutes, but usually less than 30 minutes ,
• the control device executes several such acceleration passes in succession, possibly interrupted by rest periods.
• the controller may provide two to three acceleration passes of advantageously a total of 20 to 40 minutes duration.
• the light intensity of the continuous light source as well as the light intensity of the flickering light source can basically be chosen differently.
• the luminance of the continuous light can be varied in the region of the therapy place, for example by varying the luminous flux emitted by the continuous light source.
• the continuous light source may be assigned a dimmer.
• the continuous light source adjustment means for the variable adjustment of the luminance of the continuous light in the area of the therapy place are assigned, by the control device in dependence of the operating state of the Flickerlichtán be controlled.
• the control device may have a luminance control module which activates said luminance of the continuous light as a function of the flickering light frequency such that the luminance of the continuous light at the beginning of the acceleration pass of the flare light is lower than at the end of said acceleration sweep.
• the luminance of the continuous light reaches its maximum only when the flickering light source has moved with its frequency in the region of the optical fusion, in which the light pulses of Flackerlicht merge in the perception of the subject to a steady or constant light.
• the luminance of the continuous light can also be controlled independently of the operating state of the flickering light source and / or conversely the operating state of the flickering light source independently of the luminance of the continuous light.
• a manual actuator or controller may be provided.
• the maximum of the continuous light can be provided even before reaching the fusion limit of the flare light.
• control device can fundamentally provide a stepless, steady start-up or even a stepped start-up of the luminance of the continuous light.
• an increase in the luminance of the continuous light which deviates from a constant increase and increases progressively towards the end of the acceleration cycle, is provided in order to more intensively simulate said light at the end of the tunnel.
• the continuous light and / or the flickering light can be designed differently in their luminance or their light intensity.
• a luminous flux of 500-1500, preferably 700-900 lumens and / or an illuminance of 2000-3000 Ix and / or a luminous intensity of 100-300 cd, preferably 200-250 cd be provided.
• the continuous light sources or the continuous light radiated therefrom have a different color temperature than the flickering light sources. Ie or the flickering light emitted by it.
• the at least one continuous light source emits warmer light than the at least one flickering light source. This increases the combinatorial synergy effect of the differently operating light sources. With colder light, the light impulses of the flickering light are perceived more intensively, harder, while the warmer steady light better simulates the actual experience of light near death or the limit of experience.
• the concrete color temperatures to be selected here can be varied depending on the type of treatment and the test person, wherein advantageously the continuous light source emits warm light and the flickering light source emits cold light.
• An advantageous embodiment of the invention may consist in that the continuous light of the continuous light source has a color temperature in the range of 1500 to 3500 K, preferably 2000 to 3000 K 1 and the flickering light source or the flickering light emitted therefrom a color temperature of about 4000 to 10000 K, preferably 5000 to 8000 K owns.
• the continuous light source a halogen lamp and flicker light source LEDs use.
• Fig. 1 a schematic representation of a light treatment device in the design of a lamp-like single device according to a possible advantageous embodiment of the invention, according to the multiple continuous light sources are combined in the form of halogen lamps with multiple flickering light sources in the form of LEDs to superimpose flickering light with continuous light on a therapy place .
• FIG. 2 a front view of the light treatment device from FIG. 1, and FIG.
• Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the variation of the flickering light frequency during several consecutive acceleration passes and the matched change in the luminous intensity of the continuous light source according to a possible advantageous embodiment of the invention, wherein the solid line, the luminous intensity of the continuous light source in Lx and the dotted line the Indicates the frequency of the flickering light source in Hz.
• FIG. 1 shows a light-emitting device 1, which is designed as a lamp-like single device. It is understood, however, that the various light sources need not be combined in a unit forming a unit or even installed in a single housing - even if this is an advantageous embodiment - but also as a room installation that allows a spatially flexible placement of the individual light sources, or can be designed as glasses portable mobile device.
• the light-emitting device 1 here comprises a light source carrier 7, which can form a housing and / or can be designed in the manner of a diaphragm.
• a light source carrier 7 which can form a housing and / or can be designed in the manner of a diaphragm.
• two continuous light sources 3 are arranged in the form of halogen lamps behind an aperture 8, the light cone is directed through the aperture 8 and / or by a not specifically drawn optical device such as a reflector and / or a lens on a therapy space 9 such that the light cone emitted by the continuous light sources 3 strikes the eyes of the subject.
• said light source carrier 7 carries a plurality of flickering light sources 4, wherein in the illustrated embodiment, four LEDs are provided as Flackerlichtánn 4, which are arranged symmetrically with respect to the arrangement of the continuous light sources 3 and the aperture 8.
• the flickering light sources 4 are surrounded on the outside by the light source carrier. 7 emitted light cone of the continuous light sources 3, so that the continuous light source 3 so to speak emerges from the center of the flickering light sources.
• the light cones of the flickering light sources are directed to the eye position of the subjects located on the therapy place 9 subjects.
• the light-emitting device 1 can also have only one continuous light source 3, which is centrally positioned according to FIG. 3 and surrounded by a total of eight flickering light sources 4, which are distributed symmetrically on two rings.
• the light sources 3 and 4 are driven by a control device 2 ago, which can be constructed basically different.
• a control device 2 ago which can be constructed basically different.
• it comprises a continuous light control module 10 and a flicker light control module 11, which control the operation of the continuous light sources 3 and the flickering light sources 4 with respect to emitted light intensity and pulsation.
• the flickering light control module 11 in this case comprises a frequency control module 5, by means of which the frequency of the flare light is varied.
• said frequency control module 5 may comprise a pulse width control module to vary also the pulse width of the light pulses of the flare light, so that not only the frequency of the light pulses but also the ratio of the duration of a light pulse to a subsequent non-beam time are varied can.
• Said continuous-light control module 10 may in particular comprise a luminance control module in order to be able to vary the luminance of the continuous light in the area of the therapy place 9, which can be accomplished, for example, in a simple manner by a luminous intensity regulator.
• FIG. 4 shows, by way of example, a possible operating cycle of the device from FIGS. 1 and 2.
• the flickering light frequency 12 shown in dot-dashed lines becomes in a plurality of successive acceleration cycles T 1 to T 2 , T 3 to T 4 and T 5 to T 6 continuously increased from an output frequency 13 to a target frequency 14, wherein said target frequency 14 is advantageously just above the optical fusion limit.
• the time periods Ti to T 2 , T 3 to T 4 and T 5 to Je may advantageously be in the range of a few minutes, for example between 5 and 10 minutes.
• the flickering light frequency 12 is increased with a constant slope of initially 2 Hz to 120 Hz. Between the individual acceleration cycles relaxation pauses are provided, the length of which can be different.
• Timed to the variation of the flickering light frequency and the luminous intensity of the continuous light sources 3 is varied.
• the light intensity of the continuous light sources 3 during an acceleration cycle T 1 to T 2 is initially increased only gently increasing and increased more towards the end of the acceleration cycle, so that the luminous intensity of the continuous light sources 3 their maximum until the End or shortly after reaching the target frequency 14 is reached to simulate the light mentioned at the end of the tunnel.
• several acceleration cycles can be processed with appropriate adaptation of the continuous light sources.

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