US Patent Issued on July 21 for "Method and device using light energy to treat herpes zoster, herpes simplex, and other viral infections with localized skin or mucosal inflammation" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,875, issued on July 21.

"Method and device using light energy to treat herpes zoster, herpes simplex, and other viral infections with localized skin or mucosal inflammation" was invented by Justin C Quon (San Marino, Calif.) and David K Quon (San Marino, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light energy treatment method for target areas of skin or mucosa infected by herpes virus or other viral infections includes providing a plurality of light sources which generate light energy having a wavelength between 620 nm to 1500 nm; generating a series of light energy from the light sources in continuous wave mode or in pulsed mode with a...