Light therapy bandage

Abstract

A radiant energy bandage assembly is disclosed. According to an exemplary embodiment, the radiant energy bandage assembly comprises an encased flexible PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) including a plurality of radiant lamps and a plurality of apertures aligned with the plurality of radiant lamps. A control pod docking interface operatively connected to the flexible PCBA provides an interface to operatively connect a user control pod to control a dosage of radiant energy to a user treatment area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A radiant energy bandage assembly comprising:
 a flexible PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) including a plurality of radiant lamps configured to provide radiant energy to a user treatment area;   a flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer covering the flexible PCBA, the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer including a plurality of radiant energy communication areas aligned with the flexible PCBA plurality of radiant lamps;   a replaceable flexible conformable thermal conduction layer attached to the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer, the replaceable flexible conformable thermal conduction layer including a plurality of radiant energy communication areas aligned with the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer plurality of radiant energy communication areas to communicate the radiant energy exiting the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer through the flexible conformable thermal conduction layer plurality of radiant energy communication areas to the user treatment area, and the flexible conformable thermal conduction layer including a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface adapted to be removably attached by a user to cover the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer and the bottom surface adapted to cover and conform to the user treatment area;   a control pod docking interface operatively connected to the plurality of radiant lamps and configured to operatively connect a control pod to control the plurality of radiant lamps to provide a dosage of radiant energy to the user treatment area; and   a flexible top cover layer covering the flexible PCBA and attached to the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer to encase the flexible PCBA and the flexible PCBA cover.   
     
     
         2 . The radiant energy bandage assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the thermal conduction layer is a silicon and/or urethane-based material, and the replaceable flexible conformable thermal conduction layer includes 40-99% water. 
     
     
         3 . The radiant energy bandage assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising a thermal insulating layer located between the flexible PCBA and the flexible top cover layer, the thermal insulating layer made of a thermal insulating material composition with a thermal conductivity less than 0.12 W/m-K. 
     
     
         4 . The radiant energy bandage assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the thermal insulating layer is made of an IXPE (Irradiated Crosslinked Polyethylene) foam with a fine closed-cell structure. 
     
     
         5 . The radiant energy bandage assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the replaceable flexible conformable thermal conduction layer plurality of radiant energy communication areas receive radiantly transferred heat from the plurality of radiant lamps to the flexible conformable thermal conduction layer, and the replaceable flexible conformable thermal conduction layer is made of a thermally conductive material composition with a thermal conductivity greater than 0.4 W/m-K (watts/meter Kelvin) to provide thermal conduction of the received radiantly transferred heat from the plurality of radiant lamps through the flexible conformable thermal conduction layer bottom surface to the user treatment area. 
     
     
         6 . A radiant energy bandage assembly comprising:
 a flexible PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) including a plurality of radiant lamps configured to provide radiant energy to a user treatment area;   a flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer covering the flexible PCBA, the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer including a plurality of radiant energy communication areas aligned with the flexible PCBA plurality of radiant lamps;   a replaceable flexible conformable thermal conduction layer attached to the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer, the replaceable flexible conformable thermal conduction layer including a plurality of radiant energy communication areas aligned with the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer plurality of radiant energy communication areas to communicate the radiant energy exiting the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer through the flexible conformable thermal conduction layer plurality of radiant energy communication areas to the user treatment area, and the flexible conformable thermal conduction layer including a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface adapted to be removably attached by a user to cover the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer and the bottom surface adapted to cover and conform to the user treatment area;   a controller operatively connected to the plurality of radiant lamps and configured to operatively control the plurality of radiant lamps to provide a dosage of radiant energy to the user treatment area; and   a flexible top cover layer covering the flexible PCBA and attached to the flexible radiant energy bottom cover layer to encase the flexible PCBA and flexible PCBA cover.   
     
     
         7 . The radiant energy bandage assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein the thermal conduction layer is a silicon and/or urethane-based material, and the replaceable flexible conformable thermal conduction layer includes 40-99% water. 
     
     
         8 . The radiant energy bandage assembly according to  claim 6 , further comprising a thermal insulating layer located between the flexible PCBA and the flexible top cover layer, the thermal insulating layer made of a thermal insulating material composition with a thermal conductivity less than 0.12 W/m-K. 
     
     
         9 . The radiant energy bandage assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the thermal insulating layer is made of an IXPE (Irradiated Crosslinked Polyethylene) foam with a fine closed-cell structure. 
     
     
         10 . The radiant energy bandage assembly according to  claim 6 , further comprising:
 wherein the replaceable flexible conformable thermal conduction layer plurality of radiant energy communication areas are aligned with the flexible PCBA cover plurality of radiant energy communication areas to receive radiantly transferred heat from the plurality of radiant lamps to the flexible conformable thermal conduction layer, and the replaceable flexible conformable thermal conduction layer is made of a thermally conductive material composition with a thermal conductivity greater than 0.4 W/m-K (watts/meter Kelvin) to provide thermal conduction of the received radiantly transferred heat from the plurality of radiant lamps through the flexible conformable thermal conduction layer bottom surface to the user treatment area.