Patent ID: 11903913
Assignee: nan
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method for treating a fibrous mass comprised of Morton's Neuroma in a human foot, the method comprising:
identifying a location of the fibrous mass in the foot;
non-surgically delivering electromagnetic energy from a lasing device comprising a Nd:Yag laser to the located fibrous mass during a treatment of a plurality of treatments of the foot, each treatment including:
directing a beam of the laser having a frequency of 7 Hz over a 5 mm diameter spot on a skin surface of the foot such that the beam irradiates the location of the fibrous mass;
adjusting a power of the laser such that the beam has an energy of up to 15 J/cm2 across an area of the skin surface impinged by the beam during irradiation of the fibrous mass;
delivering at least 1,000 pulses of the laser to the location, per treatment;
directing the beam onto the location to irradiate the fibrous mass for about 10 minutes;

performing about 9 or more of the treatments, and thereby reducing a size of the fibrous mass and softening the fibrous mass to an extent such that the patient is relieved of disability resulting from the Morton's neuroma beyond mere reduction in a pain level-associated with the fibrous mass.