Laser-induced flashing alert, control, or compensation
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorsSergey A. Bukesov, Kurt G. Shelton, Maria Rao, David Bloem
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Abstract
A system for endoscopically imaging a first target of a patient, using a light source and a light detector, and for laser-treating a same or different second target of the patient, using a laser source, the system. For example, the system can have at least signal processing circuitry, which can include a target response signal laser-source flashing component detector and a flashing analyzer.
Claims19
A system for endoscopically imaging a first target of a patient, using a light source and a light detector, and for laser-treating a same or different second target of the patient, using a laser source, the system comprising:
- signal processing circuitry, couplable to the light detector to receive a target response signal indicative of light received from the patient in response to illumination by at least one of the light source and the laser source, the signal processing circuitry including:
- a target response signal laser-source flashing component detector, to detect a laser-source flashing component of the target response signal;
- a flashing analyzer, to receive the laser-source flashing component of the target response signal from the target response signal laser-source flashing component detector, and to generate a flashing alert or a flashing control signal based at least in part on an indication of an amount of the laser-source flashing component of the target response signal;
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- a controller circuitry, coupled to the flashing analyzer, configured to control a laser source flashing-induced distortion artifact, the controller circuitry including:
- a laser source control output configured to provide a laser source control signal to control a laser-source pulse amount based at least in part on the flashing control signal, to control the laser-source flashing-induced distortion artifact on a display screen.
A system for endoscopically imaging a first target of a patient, using a light source and a light detector, and for laser-treating a same or different second target of the patient, using a laser source, the system comprising:
- signal processing circuitry, couplable to the light detector to receive a target response signal indicative of light received from the patient in response to illumination by at least one of the light source and the laser source, the signal processing circuitry including:
- a target response signal laser-source flashing component detector configured to detect a laser-source flashing component of the target response signal;
- a flashing analyzer configured perform signal processing to detect the laser-source flashing component of the target response signal from the target response signal flashing component detector, and to generate a flashing alert or flashing control signal based at least in part on an indication of an amount of the laser-source flashing component of the target response signal;
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- a calculus or other anatomical analyzer to generate an indication of a detection or characterization of a particular type of target based at least in part on the flashing control signal.
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