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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2020
Applicant:

Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);

Inventors:

Ethan Phillip M. Larochelle, Thetford Center, VT (US);

Brian W. Pogue, Hanover, NH (US);

Assignee:

Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/1031 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61N 5/1048 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0627 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1034 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of determining optimal parameters for application of light from a light source to a tissue. In general, the method includes one or more of the following steps of: (1) utilizing an algorithm to generate results related to estimating light flow from the light source into the tissue; and (2) utilizing the results to determine optimal parameters for applying the light source to the tissue. In some embodiments, the method of the present disclosure further includes the step of: (3) applying the light source to the tissue using the optimal parameters; and (4) treating a condition associated with the tissue.


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