Fiber array handpiece for deep-tissue light therapy
This technology is a miniaturized device that combines tiny hollow needles with optical fibers to deliver light and fluids directly into tissue beneath the skin surface. The needles can pierce skin and simultaneously channel laser or other therapeutic light deep into targeted tissue while also aspirating or injecting fluids like drugs. This allows physicians to treat conditions such as subcutaneous tumors, unwanted fat deposits, or cancer with precision-controlled light therapy at exact depths, without the need for open surgery. The combination of optical delivery and fluid handling in a single minimally invasive tool is the core innovation.
What you could build
A minimally invasive clinical device used by dermatologists, oncologists, or plastic surgeons to destroy fat, treat tumors, or deliver photosensitizing drugs and activate them simultaneously with laser light—sold as a disposable or reusable handpiece integrated with existing laser platforms.
Who in Virginia should care
Medical device companies and academic medical centers in Virginia, particularly those affiliated with UVA or VCU health systems focused on oncology or minimally invasive procedures, would be natural partners or licensees.
Readiness: Prototype likely
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- Christopher Rylander, Mehmet A. Kosoglu, Robert L. Hood, John L Robertson, John H. Rossmeisl, David C. Grant, Marissa N. Rylander
- Granted
- March 5, 2019
- Status
- Granted patent
- Patent number
- 10220124
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