Patent ID: 8613741
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: A61B,H01S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for driving a dermatological laser, the apparatus comprising: a first diode; an inductor, a first end of the inductor coupled to an electrode of the first diode, and a second end of the inductor coupled to a flashlamp adapted to generate one or more flashlamp light pulses, wherein the one or more flashlamp light pulses are received by a flashlamp-pumped laser to produce an output laser beam; a switch, an electrical control of the switch coupled to a control system, a first end of the switch coupled to a power source, a second end of the switch coupled to the first end of the inductor and the electrode of the first diode; and a photodetector adapted to i) measure output energy and output power of the laser beam produced by the flashlamp-pumped laser and ii) generate an output energy signal and an output power signal for transmission to the control system for modulating a flashlamp driving current to reach predetermined values of the measured output energy and output power.