US Patent 7422599 Device for treating infants with light

A device for providing light, preferably UV light to infants and/or children. The device comprises a housing, inside the housing are one or more light sources adapted to emit light at a therapeutic wavelength or wavelengths. A series of apertures in the housing are adapted to align a plurality of light guides with the light source(s). The light guides conduct light to the patient. The light guides are preferably attached to a light guide holding element. The holding element is preferably a panel which is adjustably placed above the patient. The light guides can either provide light directly to the patient or the panel can be the light providing surface.