Laser therapeutic apparatus

A laser therapeutic apparatus for treating a patient by irradiating selected body parts of the patient with laser beams, said apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of laser probes, each of said laser probes including a laser head for generating one of the laser beams;
• control means operatively coupled to each of said laser heads for individually energizing and controlling each of said laser heads;
• a probe support table having a rigid substantially planar surface to which each of said laser probes is movably coupled so that said laser probes are movable in two dimensions, said probe support table selectively positioning and supporting said laser probes in spaced relation, a first portion of said laser probes being coupled to said probe support table in a first group and a second portion of said laser probes being coupled to said probe support table in a second group, said control means energizing and controlling said laser probes in said first group separately from said laser probes in said second group;
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• positioning means coupled to said probe support table for selectively positioning said probe support table.

A laser therapeutic apparatus for treating a patient by irradiating selected body parts of the patient with laser beams, said apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of laser probes, each of said laser probes including a laser head for generating one of the laser beams;
• control means operatively coupled to each of said laser heads for individually energizing and controlling each of said laser heads;
• a probe support table having a rigid substantially planar surface to which each of said laser probes is movably coupled so that said laser probes are movable in two dimensions, said probe support table selectively positioning and supporting said laser probes in spaced relation;
• positioning means coupled to said probe support table for selectively positioning said probe support table;
• a plurality of flexible support arms movable in the two dimensions for individually coupling said laser probes to said probe support table, each of said flexible support arms being associated with a corresponding and respective one of said laser probes and having a first end coupled to said laser head of the associated laser probe and a second end coupled to said probe support table;
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• a plurality of clamping mechanisms, each of said clamping mechanisms being associated with a corresponding and respective one of said flexible support arms, for selectively locking said associated support arm in a selected orientation and selectively unlocking said associated support arm to enable free movement of said support arm.

A laser therapeutic apparatus for treating a patient by irradiating selected body parts of the patient with laser beams, said apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of laser probes, each of said probes including a laser head for generating one of the laser beams;
• a probe support table having a rigid substantially planar surface to which each of said laser probes is movably coupled so that said laser probes are movable in two dimensions, said probe support table selectively positioning and supporting said laser probes in spaced relation;
• positioning means coupled to said probe support table for selectively positioning said probe support table;
• control means operatively coupled to each of said laser heads for selectively energizing and controlling said laser heads;
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• a plurality of display lamp means, each of said display lamp means mounted in and associated with a corresponding and respective one of said laser probes for indicating the state of energization of the laser head of said associated laser probe.

A laser therapeutic apparatus for treating a patient by irradiating selected body parts of the patient with laser beams, said apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of laser probes, each of said laser probes including a laser head for generating one of the laser beams;
• a probe support table having a rigid substantially planar surface to which each of said laser probes is movably coupled so that said laser probes are movable in two dimensions, said probe support table selectively positioning and supporting said laser probes in spaced relation;
• positioning means coupled to said probe support table for selectively positioning said probe support table;
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• control means operatively coupled to each of said laser heads for individually energizing and controlling each of said laser heads, said control means including,
• probe selection means for selecting predetermined ones of said laser heads to be energized,
• probe group setting means for subdividing said selected laser heads into a plurality of groups wherein each laser head in a group is energized at the same time, and
• exposure setting means for selectively setting the laser irradiation time for each of said selected laser heads.

A laser therapeutic apparatus for treating a patient by irradiating selected body parts of the patient with laser beams, said apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of laser probes, each of said laser probes having a laser head for generating one of the laser beams;
• a probe support table having a rigid substantially planar surface to which each of said laser probes is movably coupled so that said laser probes are movable in two dimensions, said probe support table selectively positioning and supporting said laser probes in spaced relation;
• positioning means coupled to said probe support table for selectively positioning said probe support table;
• and
• control means operatively coupled to each of said laser heads for individually energizing and controlling each of said laser heads, said control means including,
• symptom number setting means for setting symptom number data for selectively designating one of a plurality of patients and symptoms,
• stage number setting means for setting stage numbers as data for selectively designating each of a plurality of predetermined irradiation stages corresponding to at least one of the laser probes,
• irradiation time setting means for setting a laser irradiation time for each of the probes of each of said stages,
• irradiation intensity setting means for setting a laser beam irradiation intensity for each of the probes of each of said stages,
• irradiation start instructing means for entering start data for initiating irradiation by the laser probes, and
• laser beam irradiation executing means for energizing the laser probes of said laser stages in accordance with the symptom number data and in response to said start data and said irradiation intensity set by said intensity setting means stage number.