Automated system for laser-assisted dermatological treatment and control method
AssigneeCryotech Nordic Ou
InventorsVesa HIRVONEN, Jan EKLUND, Juha Tapani YLIOLLITERVO
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Abstract
A system 100 for automated laser-assisted dermatological treatment is provided; the system includes a robot arm assembly 120, including a laser head 101 coupled to the robot arm 102 and a controlling unit 110. The system is configured to remove an undesirable dermatological condition from skin by directing laser energy to a pre-defined skin surface area intended for treatment essentially in an absence of human attendance. A method for real-time controlling an automated laser-assisted removal of undesirable dermatological condition from skin implemented by a system 100 and a computer program product for causing the computer to execute the method are further provided.
Claims14
An automated system for laser-assisted removal of an undesirable dermatological condition from skin, which system comprises
- a robot arm assembly, comprising a laser head coupled to an articulated robot arm, and
- a controlling unit,
- said system is configured to sequentially direct, via the laser head, laser energy to a number of pre-determined, individual portions of skin identified within the boundaries of a pre-defined skin surface area intended for treatment and at least partly comprising said undesirable dermatological condition,
- wherein the controlling unit is configured to adjust positioning of the robot arm assembly with respect to each individual skin portion and directing laser energy thereto in real time,
- said controlling unit is further configured to receive a series of parameter data obtainable from an at least one proximity sensor and an image acquisition device provided within the laser head and,
- based on said parameter data, to issue a series of updated commands to each of the robot arm and the laser head continuously throughout the treatment.
A method for operating an automated system for laser-assisted removal of an undesirable dermatological condition from skin, which system comprises a robot arm assembly, comprising a laser head coupled to an articulated robot arm, a controlling unit and a processing unit, said method comprising:
- a. generating and storing a virtual two-dimensional model of a pre-defined skin surface area intended for treatment, identifying a number of sub-areas within said model, wherein each sub-area corresponds to an individual skin portion within the boundaries of the pre-defined skin surface area intended for treatment, and issuing a series of commands to the robot arm assembly to acquire a starting position with respect to the surface area intended for treatment;
- b. for each individual skin portion obtaining a series of parameter data by means of an at least one proximity sensor and an image acquisition device provided within the laser head;
- c. directing, via the laser head, laser energy to each individual skin portion;
- d. based on the parameter data obtained at the method item (b) issuing a series of updated commands to each of the robot arm and the laser head continuously during executing the method item (c) for each individual skin portion;
- e. repeating the method items (c) and (d) for each individual skin portion within the pre-defined skin surface area.
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