Patent ID: 11904180
Assignee: DUSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of photodynamically diagnosing or treating a patient, comprising:
illuminating the patient with an illuminator having a plurality of individually configurable light sources provided on a plurality of panels, the plurality of panels comprising three middle panels and two end panels, the plurality of panels being configured such that each panel of the plurality of panels is coupled to at least one other panel of the plurality of panels, wherein illuminating the patient comprises controlling the individually configurable light sources to adjust outputted power to areas on the plurality of panels;
during the illumination, emitting heat from a heat source so as to heat the skin of the patient, wherein illumination from the plurality of light sources commences at approximately the same time as emission of heat from the heat source toward the patient, and
controlling one or more fans mounted to one or more of the plurality of panels based on at least one of a sensed curvature of the skin of the patient or a sensed position of at least one of the plurality of panels to direct air to the skin of the patient, the fans being controllable to vary a fan speed thereof.