LAYTON — Bales Scientific, a wholly owned subsidiary of Layton-based Computerized Thermal Imaging Inc., has been granted a patent covering techniques designed to reduce or eliminate pain by the application of infrared therapy while monitoring the process as it is being conducted.
The techniques involve the use of the CTI Photonic Stimulator to apply infrared energy to a patient while using the Thermal Image Processor to monitor the patient's response to the therapy.
The stimulator is a therapy tool that emits skin-penetrating infrared energy to stimulate increased blood flow and circulation. The processor is a thermal camera that provides a "real-time" physiological view of the body. The thermal images are presented instantly on a computer screen that displays temperature differentials by color-enhanced images of the body.
The stimulator and processor are the same tools used, along with the now patented techniques, to treat members of the U.S. Track and Field team leading up to and during the recent Summer Olympics. CTI said physicians and therapists can use these same tools to obtain more information about a patient's physical condition, to provide therapy and to monitor patient response to therapy.