US 12,303,426 B2
Carbon fiber impregnated infrared generating therapy chamber for targeted treatment of the body
Raleigh Duncan, Berkeley, CA (US)
Assigned to SAUNA WORKS INC., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed by Raleigh Duncan, Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed on May 4, 2012, as Appl. No. 13/464,588.
Application 13/464,588 is a continuation of application No. 12/544,923, filed on Aug. 20, 2009, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2012/0221080 A1, Aug. 30, 2012
Int. Cl. A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61H 33/06 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 7/007 (2013.01) [A61H 33/06 (2013.01); A61N 5/06 (2013.01); A61F 7/0053 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0072 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0088 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0093 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0096 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5035 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5064 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5082 (2013.01); A61H 2230/06 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0636 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0659 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0668 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A treatment chamber comprising:
a subject treatment area, said subject treatment area including a floor, at least a first wall, and a seat;
a planar infrared heater attached to the first wall, the planar infrared heater being a carbon fiber impregnated infrared generating (CFIG) paper sheet having a plurality of microscopic carbon fibers approximately 0.000004 inches in diameter as a resistive and emissive source sandwiched between pre-impregnated epoxy fiber cloth, wherein the density of carbon fibers is varied to create different radiating zones in the sheet, wherein the sheet includes multiple regions with different fiber density in order to produce a wide spectrum of infrared radiation;
an air temperature sensor configured to measure temperature;
a wavelength sensor separate from the air temperature sensor, the wavelength sensor configured to measure a wavelength of infrared radiation produced by the planar infrared heater; and
a control module comprising a user interface module and control logic enabling an operator of the chamber to select and activate a stored treatment program that is configured to implement one or more predetermined operating sequences to activate or deactivate the planar infrared heater.