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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Emanuel Mendes, Petach Tikva, IL;
Ittai Neuman, Carmei Yosef, IL;
Assignee:
Amron Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607 88 ; 607 90 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for treating rhinitis by illumination including at least one light emitting diode (LED) pack, each having a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), suitable for insertion into at least one, respective, rhinitis affected nostril and operative for illuminating a rhinitis affected zone of the interior surface of the at least one nostril with non-coherent light radiation, the light radiation having a narrow bandwidth centered at a wavelength suitable for rhinitis treatment. Preferably, the rhinitis affected zone is illuminated continuously for a prescribed treatment duration.