US 11,980,774 B2
Illumination devices and related methods for phototherapeutic light treatments in the presence of vitamins
Adam Cockrell, Durham, NC (US); Nathan Stasko, Chapel Hill, NC (US); and Jacob Kocher, Durham, NC (US)
Assigned to KNOW Bio, LLC, Morrisville, NC (US)
Filed by KNOW Bio, LLC, Durham, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/394,764.
Prior Publication US 2023/0043538 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/375 (2006.01); A61K 31/525 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 5/0624 (2013.01) [A61K 31/375 (2013.01); A61K 31/525 (2013.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0659 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0661 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0662 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
providing a topical coating to a surface of mammalian tissue, the topical coating comprising at least one vitamin;
providing a light source configured to emit light; and
irradiating the surface of the mammalian tissue with the light to induce a biological effect, wherein the topical coating and the light are provided through a same light delivery element, the light delivery element being configured to provide a direct path for at least a portion of light to travel between the light source and the mammalian tissue without internal reflections.