Apparatus for tissue treatment and having a monitor for display of tissue features
AssigneeAsah Medico A/S
InventorsOlav Balle-Petersen, Bjarne Asah, Casper Dolleris
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for tissue treatment. A handpiece contains a light source for emitting a light beam toward the tissue. A detector detects at least one tissue parameter along a path during an initial scan. This information is stored and a map of the parameter produced. A light beam controller controls a light beam parameter and controls a deflector in order to apply the light beam to the tissue in a predetermined path.
Claims57
An apparatus for tissue treatment comprising
- a light source for emission of a treating light beam towards tissue to be treated,
- a handpiece with an output for emission of the treating light beam,
- a detector means for detection of at least one tissue parameter along a predetermined path during a first scan,
- storage means for storage of coherent data sets of signal values provided by the detector means at positions along the predetermined path and the respective corresponding positions,
- first deflection means for scanning the treating light beam across tissue to be treated,
- deflection control means for controlling the first deflection means in such a way that the treating light beam is deflected along the predetermined path across the tissue to be treated during a second scan,
- light beam control means for controlling at least one parameter of the treating light beam during the second scan, and
- a display for displaying a map of the at least one tissue parameter, wherein the light beam control means is adapted to control at least one parameter of the treating light beam along the predetermined path in accordance with the stored data sets.
An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a processor that is adapted to process detected tissue parameter data for recognition of tissue features.
An apparatus for tissue treatment and having a light source for emission of a treating light beam towards tissue to be treated, detector means for detection of tissue temperature and a display for displaying a map of tissue temperature.
A method for tissue treatment comprising the steps of
- emitting an illuminating light beam from a handpiece towards tissue to be treated,
- detecting at least one tissue parameter by detection means along a predetermined path,
- storing coherent data sets of signal values provided by the detector means at positions along the predetermined path and the respective corresponding positions,
- displaying a map of the at least one tissue parameter,
- emitting a treating light beam from a handpiece towards tissue to be treated
- controlling first deflection means in such a way that the treating light beam is deflected along the predetermined path across the tissue to be treated, and
- controlling at least one parameter of the light beam along the predetermined path in accordance with the stored data sets.
A method for tissue treatment comprising the steps of emission of a treating light beam towards tissue to be treated, detection of a tissue temperature and displaying a map of the tissue temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.