WO2001078830A3 - Photostimulaton treatment apparatus and methods for use - Google Patents

Photostimulaton treatment apparatus and methods for use Download PDF

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WO2001078830A3
WO2001078830A3 PCT/US2001/012422 US0112422W WO0178830A3 WO 2001078830 A3 WO2001078830 A3 WO 2001078830A3 US 0112422 W US0112422 W US 0112422W WO 0178830 A3 WO0178830 A3 WO 0178830A3
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treatment apparatus
photostimulaton
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biological tissue
photostimulation
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Sean M Casey
Harold M Gerdes
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Medelaser Llc
Sean M Casey
Harold M Gerdes
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N5/0613—Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment
    • A61N5/0616—Skin treatment other than tanning
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/20—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
    • A61B2017/00022—Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
    • A61B2017/00057—Light
    • A61B2017/00066—Light intensity
    • A61B2017/0007—Pyrometers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/20—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser
    • A61B2018/2015—Miscellaneous features
    • A61B2018/2025—Miscellaneous features with a pilot laser

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  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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Abstract

A therapeutic treatment apparatus (10) for photostimulation of biological tissue (20, 30, 40) that includes at least one treatment radiation source (50) configured to radiate energy at a predetermined wavelength selected from the range approximately between 400 and 11,500 nanometers and adapted to illuminate the biological tissue (20, 30, 40).
PCT/US2001/012422 2000-04-17 2001-04-17 Photostimulaton treatment apparatus and methods for use WO2001078830A2 (en)

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