Optical therapy devices, systems, kits and methods for providing therapy to a body cavity

Abstract

An optical therapy device is disclosed. The optical therapy device provides therapeutic light therapy to a body cavity. The device includes a housing adapted to be hand held, a UV light source positioned in or on the housing, and an insertion member having a distal end configured to be inserted into the body cavity to illuminate tissue in the body cavity with light from the light source.

1 . An optical therapy device for providing therapeutic light to a body cavity, comprising: 
 a housing adapted to be hand-held;    one or more light sources positioned in or on said housing adapted to deliver up to 50 mW of UV light; and    an insertion member having a distal end configured to be inserted into the body cavity to illuminate tissue in the body cavity with light from the light source when the distal end of the insertion member is positioned in the body cavity.    
   
   
       2 . The optical therapy device of  claim 1  wherein the light source is solid state.  
   
   
       3 . The optical therapy device of  claim 1  wherein the light source emits non-coherent light in a range from 250 nm to 279 nm.  
   
   
       4 . The optical therapy device of  claim 1  wherein the light source is adapted to provide substantially only UV light.  
   
   
       5 . The optical therapy device of  claim 1  wherein the light source is positioned at the distal end of the insertion member.  
   
   
       6 . The optical therapy device of  claim 1  wherein the insertion member is further adapted to transfer heat proximally when the light source is positioned at the distal end of the insertion member.  
   
   
       7 . The optical therapy device of  claim 1  wherein the body cavity is a nasal cavity.  
   
   
       8 . The optical therapy device of  claim 1  further comprising a power source disposed in or on the housing.  
   
   
       9 . An optical therapy device for providing therapeutic light to a body cavity, comprising: 
 an insertion member having a distal end configured to be inserted into the body cavity; and    a UV light source at the distal end of the insertion member, wherein the insertion member is adapted to illuminate tissue in the body cavity with UV light when the distal end of the insertion member is positioned in the body cavity.    
   
   
       10 . The optical therapy device of  claim 9  wherein the light source is solid state.  
   
   
       11 . The optical therapy device of  claim 9  wherein the body cavity is a nasal cavity.  
   
   
       12 . The optical therapy device of  claim 9  wherein the insertion member comprises an expandable member adapted to expand within the body cavity.  
   
   
       13 . The optical therapy device of  claim 12  wherein the expandable member is adapted to be transparent to UV light.  
   
   
       14 . The optical therapy device of  claim 9  wherein the insertion member is further adapted to emit light into more than one body cavity simultaneously.  
   
   
       15 . The optical therapy device of  claim 9  wherein the insertion member is adapted to transfer heat away from the body cavity.  
   
   
       16 . The optical therapy device of  claim 9  wherein the light source comprises a plurality of LEDs.  
   
   
       17 . The optical therapy device of  claim 9  further comprising a controller adapted to connect a power source to the light source.  
   
   
       18 . The optical therapy device of  claim 17  wherein the light source comprises a plurality of light sources and the controller is adapted to separately address each of the light sources.  
   
   
       19 . The optical therapy device of  claim 9  further comprising a housing supporting the insertion member and a power source disposed in or on the housing, the power source being adapted to provide power to the light source.  
   
   
       20 . A patient interface for an optical therapy device for providing therapeutic light to a body cavity, comprising: 
 an insertion member having a distal end configured to be positioned within a body cavity to illuminate target tissue in the body cavity with UV light from a UV light source when the distal end of the insertion member is positioned in the body cavity, the insertion member having an alignment member adapted to align the insertion member within the cavity and a direction element adapted to direct light onto target tissue    
   
   
       21 . The optical therapy device of  claim 20  wherein the insertion member is adapted to bend light at an angle defined by the insertion member.  
   
   
       22 . The optical therapy device of  claim 20  wherein the insertion member is adapted to be flexible and to form a variable angle.  
   
   
       23 . The optical therapy device of  claim 20  wherein the insertion member is adapted to split into one or more elongate tubes.  
   
   
       24 . The optical therapy device of  claim 20  wherein the insertion member is adapted to be rigid with a fixed angle.  
   
   
       25 . The optical therapy device of  claim 21  wherein the insertion member is adapted to be at least partially transparent to UV light and at least partially covers one or more light sources.  
   
   
       26 . The optical therapy device of  claim 20  wherein the insertion \ member is adapted to partially absorb light from one or more light sources.  
   
   
       27 . The optical therapy device of  claim 20  wherein the insertion member is adapted to focus the light from the light source.  
   
   
       28 . An optical therapy device for providing therapeutic light to a body cavity, comprising: 
 an insertion member having a distal end configured to be inserted into the body cavity;    a light source at the distal end of the insertion member and adapted to illuminate tissue in the body cavity when the distal end of the insertion member is positioned in the body cavity;    the insertion member being further adapted to transfer heat proximally from the light source.