Patent ID: 6475138
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
An apparatus for performing laser surgery without the need for anesthesia, comprising:a housing having an end; an imaging device attached to said housing for producing an image of a target area; an illuminating system attached to said housing for illuminating said target area; a speculum having a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, said second end of said speculum detachably attached to said end of said housing; and, an optical system attached to said housing and having a main optical axis substantially coaxial with said longitudinal axis of said speculum, for directing at least one energy beam emitted from a laser source through said housing and said speculum to strike said target area and for directing image forming light rays to project an image of said target area onto said imaging device such that when said image of said target area is focused, said at least one energy beam is also focused on said target area.