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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Prs Medical Technologies, Inc., Atherton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nikhil Bhat, Fremont, CA (US);
George Y. Choi, Atherton, CA (US);
Luiz B. Da Silva, Danville, CA (US);
Assignee:
PRS Medical Technologies, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01); H05B 3/34 (2006.01); A61L 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/0624 (2013.01); A61L 2/04 (2013.01); H05B 3/34 (2013.01); A61L 2202/26 (2013.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disinfection using light therapy is described herein where a support platform which is configured to support a region of a patient's body may integrate or incorporate one or more light elements positioned within, upon, or in proximity to the support platform for exposing the patient's body to the light therapy. Additionally, light sources and/or heating elements may also be incorporated with mattresses and/or covers for disinfection prior to patient use.