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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Danielle Rosen, Cherry Hill Township, Camden County, NJ (US);
Arye Rosen, Cherry Hill Township, Camden County, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AMT, Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607 88 ; 607 89 ; 606-3 ; 606 13 ; 219211 ; 2905 ; 362 32 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for treating neonatal jaundice is in the form of a garment (10, 40) which has semiconductor light sources (14, 214, 314) affixed thereto for radiating toward the 'inside' of the garment when the infant is dressed in the garment. A portable energy source such as batteries (318) or a fuel cell (360) powers the array of light sources. A method according to the invention vests the infant in the garment, and energizes the light sources by coupling a battery to the light sources, or fueling and starting the fuel cell. The therapy is continued for as long as desired or needed.