Method and apparatus for therapeutic laser treatment
OwnerMarvin A. Prescottinventor
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Abstract
A powered portable laser bandage having one or many vertical cavity surface-emitting laser arrays embedded therein may be worn by a patient and applied to an area of the patient's body near the heart. The device supplies the patient with a preprogrammed laser therapy regimen. A physician programs the device and attaches the device to a patient who may then wear the device for several days without visiting a physician. The device is small enough to be worn under clothes and does not interfere with the patient's normal activities. The low-level laser energy promotes angiogenesis of the heart myocardium. Alternatively, the device may be adapted to be implanted into a skin surface of the patient, or provided in a catheter that is inserted in the vasculature system of the patient.
Claims7
An apparatus for performing laser biostimulation therapy comprising:
- means for emitting at least one beam of laser energy;
- and a catheter comprising
- a housing having a main lumen defined within an inner edge of said housing,
- an inflatable balloon surrounding said housing and communicating with said main lumen,
- means for inflating said balloon coupled to said main lumen,
- a flexible sleeve surrounding said balloon, and
- at least one electrically conductive strip embedded within said flexible sleeve, said emitting means disposed on a surface of said at least one electrically conductive strip.
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