Light therapy bandage system

Abstract

A radiant energy bandage system is disclosed including a plurality of therapeutic lamps and a controller for operating the lamps. Batteries power the lamps and are secured to a wearable fabric layer supporting the lamps and the controller. According to an exemplary embodiment, provided is a phototherapy device comprising a stretchable and/or flexible wearable therapeutic lamp platform including a plurality of radiant lamps configured to provide radiant energy to a user treatment area, a stretchable and/or flexible reflective wall including a plurality of radiant energy communication areas aligned with the radiant lamps and disposed to communicate the radiant energy to the user treatment area; and a stretchable and/or flexible adhesive layer including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface removably attached to the reflective layer and the second surface operatively associated with removably attaching the wearable therapeutic lamp platform to the user treatment area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A phototherapy device comprising:
 a wearable therapeutic lamp platform including:
 a plurality of radiant lamps configured to provide radiant energy to a user treatment area; 
 a stretchable and/or flexible reflective wall including a plurality of radiant energy communication areas aligned with the radiant lamps and disposed to communicate the radiant energy to the user treatment area; and 
 a stretchable and/or flexible adhesive layer including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface removably attached to the reflective layer and the second surface operatively associated with removably attaching the wearable therapeutic lamp platform to the user treatment area. 
   
     
     
         2 . The phototherapy device according to  claim 1 , wherein the radiant energy communication areas include apertures. 
     
     
         3 . The phototherapy device according to  claim 1 , wherein the wearable therapeutic lamp platform is millennium falcon shaped. 
     
     
         4 . The phototherapy device according to  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer includes a sticky adhesive gel. 
     
     
         5 . The phototherapy device according to  claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer includes a first sublayer made of a first sublayer material, a second sublayer made of a second material and a third sublayer made of a third sublayer material, the first sublayer adapted to be removably attached to the reflective layer and attached to the second sublayer, the second sublayer attached to the first and third sublayer and the first sublayer adapted to be removably attached to the user treatment area and attached to the second sublayer. 
     
     
         6 . The phototherapy device according to  claim 5 , wherein the third sublayer includes one or more of a bioclusive material, a biocompatible material and an anti-microbial material. 
     
     
         7 . The phototherapy device according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of radiant lamps include a mixed combination of different wavelength radiant energy. 
     
     
         8 . The phototherapy device according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of radiant lamps include one or both of Red and Infrared wavelength radiant energy. 
     
     
         9 . The phototherapy device according to  claim 1 , further comprising an integrated and wearable microcontroller configured to control an operation of the phototherapy device. 
     
     
         10 . The phototherapy device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: one or more integrated and wearable batteries. 
     
     
         11 . The stretchable and flexible wearable device according to  claim 10 , wherein one or more of the reflective wall and adhesive layer is a silicon and/or urethane based material. 
     
     
         12 . A stretchable and flexible wearable phototherapy device comprising:
 a plurality of radiant energy pods, each pod including one or more radiant lamps to provide radiant energy to a user treatment area, and each pod stretchably and flexibly connected to one or more other pods; and   a control pod stretchably and flexibly connected to one or more radiant energy sections, the control pod operatively connected to the radiant energy pods and configured to control an operation of the radiant lamps.   
     
     
         13 . The stretchable and flexible wearable device according to  claim 12 , the control pod including a power source to operatively power the one or more radiant lamps. 
     
     
         14 . The stretchable and flexible wearable phototherapy device according to  claim 12 , further comprising: a stretchable and flexible reflective wall including a plurality of radiant energy communication areas aligned with the radiant lamps and disposed to communicate the radiant energy to the user treatment area. 
     
     
         15 . The stretchable and flexible wearable phototherapy device according to  claim 12 , further comprising: a stretchable and flexible adhesive layer including a first subsurface and a second subsurface, the first subsurface removably attached to the wearable phototherapy device and the second subsurface operatively associated with removably attaching the wearable phototherapy device to the user treatment area. 
     
     
         16 . The stretchable and flexible wearable device according to  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of radiant lamps include one or both of Red and Infrared wavelength radiant energy. 
     
     
         17 . The stretchable and flexible wearable device according to  claim 12 , further comprising an integrated and wearable microcontroller configured to control an operation of the phototherapy device. 
     
     
         18 . The stretchable and flexible wearable device according to  claim 12 , further comprising: one or more integrated and wearable batteries. 
     
     
         19 . The stretchable and flexible wearable device according to  claim 12 , wherein one or more of the reflective wall and adhesive layer is a silicon and/or urethane based material.