EP4138997A4 - Vaginal light therapy devices and methods for using them - Google Patents

Vaginal light therapy devices and methods for using them Download PDF

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Publication number: EP4138997A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: methods; light therapy; therapy devices; vaginal light; vaginal
Prior art date: 2020-04-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Pending

Application number

EP21793370.4A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP4138997A1 (en

Inventor

Gregg Alan Klang

James Alan KRUNKLETON

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Cern Corp

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Cern Corp

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2020-04-20

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2021-04-20

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2024-04-24

2021-04-20 Application filed by Cern Corp filed Critical Cern Corp

2023-03-01 Publication of EP4138997A1 publication Critical patent/EP4138997A1/en

2024-04-24 Publication of EP4138997A4 publication Critical patent/EP4138997A4/en

Status Pending legal-status Critical Current

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
- A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
- A61N5/0601—Apparatus for use inside the body
- A61N5/0603—Apparatus for use inside the body for treatment of body cavities
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
- A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
- A61N5/0613—Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment
- A61N5/0624—Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment for eliminating microbes, germs, bacteria on or in the body
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
- A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
- A61N5/0601—Apparatus for use inside the body
- A61N5/0603—Apparatus for use inside the body for treatment of body cavities
- A61N2005/0611—Vagina
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
- A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
- A61N2005/063—Radiation therapy using light comprising light transmitting means, e.g. optical fibres
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
- A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
- A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
- A61N2005/065—Light sources therefor
- A61N2005/0651—Diodes
- A61N2005/0652—Arrays of diodes

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EP21793370.4A 2020-04-20 2021-04-20 Vaginal light therapy devices and methods for using them Pending EP4138997A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US202063012700P	2020-04-20	2020-04-20
US202063012708P	2020-04-20	2020-04-20
US202017001609A	2020-08-24	2020-08-24
PCT/US2021/028235 WO2021216605A1 (en)	2020-04-20	2021-04-20	Vaginal light therapy devices and methods for using them

Publications (2)

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EP4138997A1 EP4138997A1 (en)	2023-03-01
EP4138997A4 true EP4138997A4 (en)	2024-04-24

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EP21793370.4A Pending EP4138997A4 (en)	2020-04-20	2021-04-20	Vaginal light therapy devices and methods for using them

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WO (1)	WO2021216605A1 (en)

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- 2021-04-20 EP EP21793370.4A patent/EP4138997A4/en active Pending
- 2021-04-20 WO PCT/US2021/028235 patent/WO2021216605A1/en not_active Ceased

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US20160059034A1 (en) *	2014-07-03	2016-03-03	Gregg Alan Klang	Led based vaginal light therapy device
WO2017070155A1 (en) *	2015-10-19	2017-04-27	Christoph Scharf	Devices for delivery of repeatedly adjusted therapeutic light and devices for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning
US20190175938A1 (en) *	2016-05-31	2019-06-13	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Internal ultraviolet therapy

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