Patent ID: 6013096
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A hand-held laser light generator device for use in medical therapy, said device comprising:(a) a wand in the form of a substantially elongated hollow tube defining an interior cavity and capable of being retained in a hand of a user and freely moved relative to the surface of the skin of a patient to receive the medical therapy;(b) means mounted in said interior cavity of said wand for generating a beam of laser light in the red color spectrum;(c) an optical arrangement mounted in said interior cavity of said wand for receiving the red color spectrum generated beam of laser light from said generating means and for transforming the generated beam of laser light into a substantially planar beam of laser light disposed externally of said wand for producing a line of laser light in the red color spectrum at a desired location on the surface of the patient's skin and with said line of laser light being visible to the user as said wand is held and freely moved by the user in a spaced relationship from and out of contact with the patient;(d) a housing defining an interior chamber and having an exterior;(e) means disposed in said interior chamber of said housing for supplying electrical power to said laser beam generating means;(f) means for electrically interconnecting said laser beam generating means and said electrical power supplying means such that said wand is movable relative to said housing; and(g) means on said housing for controlling a period of time said beam of laser light is generated.