Patent ID: 11911099
Assignee: DUKE UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A laser-treatment system comprising:
a laser configured to provide a laser signal to a treatment site;
a surface-measurement system that is configured to perform one or more surface scans of the treatment site; and
a processing circuit that is configured to:
(1) control the laser to create a first feature in the treatment site;
(2) develop a model of the reaction of the first tissue to the laser signal based on a first difference between a first topological map of the treatment site and a second topological map of the treatment site, wherein the first topological map is based on a first surface scan of the treatment site performed before the creation of the first feature and the second topological map is based on a second surface scan of the treatment site performed after the creation of the first feature;
(3) estimate a first tissue parameter for a first tissue included in the treatment site based on the model; and
(4) establish at least one laser-signal parameter of the laser signal for a first treatment path through the treatment site based on the estimated first tissue parameter, wherein the at least one laser-signal parameter is selected from the group consisting of peak power, focal length, beam diameter, and incident radiant exposure.