An infrared illuminator for a healing bed

Madhu A. Acharekar; Edward Crowley

doi:10.1117/12.882113

26 May 2011 An infrared illuminator for a healing bed

Madhu A. Acharekar, Edward Crowley

Proceedings Volume 8025, Smart Biomedical and Physiological Sensor Technology VIII; 80250K (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.882113
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Bio-stimulation by a light is called the Light Therapy (LT) and an Infrared Illuminator (IRI) provides the human sleeping in a Healing Bed (HB) continuously a dose of the IR radiation. General specifications for the IRI given below and its data are discussed in the paper. (1) Use of 60" wide by 80" long queen size bed. (2) A LED providing 1.5 mw at 1550 nm is selected. (3) 60 LED are mounted in series and parallel on a chip and this chip is mounted on top of the HB.

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Madhu A. Acharekar and Edward Crowley "An infrared illuminator for a healing bed", Proc. SPIE 8025, Smart Biomedical and Physiological Sensor Technology VIII, 80250K (26 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.882113

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