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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Know Bio, Llc, Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
Antony Paul van de Ven, Nong Kae, TH;
Assignee:
KNOW Bio, LLC, Morrisville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/0603 (2013.01); A61N 5/0624 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0606 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0607 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illumination device includes a light source and a deformable light guide optically coupled to the light source. The deformable light guide is configured to conform to a surface of tissue when in contact with the tissue such that light from the light source is coupled directly from the deformable light guide to the tissue. By using a deformable light guide, more light can be delivered to a target tissue. This may increase treatment efficacy, reduce treatment time, or both.