US 2026/0263152 A1 · SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING LASER LIGHT SOURCE OF LITHOTRIPSY DEVICE

Abstract

System and methods for controlling a laser light source of a lithotripsy device to fragment or break a target object are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a controller that can perform one or more iterations of a first process and one or more iterations of a second process. The first process includes steps of selecting at least one variable operating parameter of a laser light source of a lithotripsy device; determining a value of each of a plurality of base settings of the at least one variable operating parameter selected; and selecting one of the plurality of base settings based on signals received from the target in response to laser irradiation according to the value of each of the plurality of base settings set. The second process includes controlling the laser light source based on the one of the plurality of base settings selected.

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Dependent claims

A medical laser system, comprising:

a laser source configured to generate laser light to irradiate a target in a patient;
an image sensor configured to generate an image of the target;
and
a controller configured to:
perform one or more iterations of a process comprising steps of selecting at least one variable operating parameter of the laser source, retrieving a first plurality of predetermined values for the selected at least one variable operating parameter, and determining a laser operating setting based at least in part on the first plurality of predetermined values for the selected at least one variable operating parameter;
control the laser source to generate the laser light to irradiate the target in accordance with the determined laser operating setting;
trigger the image sensor to generate an image of the target being irradiated by the laser light, and determine a characteristic of the generated image;
and
based at least in part on the determined characteristic, determine whether to perform another iteration of the process.

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A method of providing laser treatment using a medical laser system, comprising:

generating laser light from a laser source to irradiate a target in a patient;
performing, via a controller circuit of the medical laser system, one or more iterations of a process comprising steps of selecting at least one variable operating parameter of the laser source, retrieving a first plurality of predetermined values for the selected at least one variable operating parameter, and determining a laser operating setting based at least in part on the first plurality of predetermined values for the selected at least one variable operating parameter;
controlling, via the controller circuit, the laser source to generate the laser light to irradiate the target in accordance with the determined laser operating setting;
triggering, via the controller circuit, an image sensor to generate an image of the target being irradiated by the laser light, and determining a characteristic of the generated image;
and
determining, based at least in part on the determined characteristic, whether to perform another iteration of the process.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System, method and computer-readable storage device for controlling laser light source of lithotripsy device

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System, method and computer-readable storage device for controlling laser light source of lithotripsy device

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