THERAPEUTIC LASER DEVICE AND METHOD INCLUDING NONINVASIVE SUBSURFACE MONITORING AND CONTROLLING MEANS
A method is provided for treating a patient having a disorder, wherein the method includes irradiating a tissue surface of the patient with at least one laser beam, automatically monitoring the tissue, and automatically controlling the at least one laser beam to adjust and/or terminate the treatment...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English French |
Published |
09.02.2001
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Edition | 7 |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | A method is provided for treating a patient having a disorder, wherein the method includes irradiating a tissue surface of the patient with at least one laser beam, automatically monitoring the tissue, and automatically controlling the at least one laser beam to adjust and/or terminate the treatment in a therapeutically effective manner. The method noninvasively determines in real-time the irradiance and/or radiant exposure of a target tissue at a predetermined depth below the tissue surface by detecting the radial dependence of light remitted from the tissue surface. Preferably, the method employs a near-infrared light laser beam and a visible laser light beam in combination. An apparatus for performing the method is also provided. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: CA20002315521 |