Patent ID: 6312451
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
Laser therapy apparatus comprising:a probe having an end face, said probe comprising a plurality of laser sources for emitting laser energy beams having a wavelength selected from the range of about 630 nm to about 904 nm, said probe configured so that the laser energy beams overlap at a distance of about 0.5 to about 2.0 cm from the probe end face, the laser sources each having a power output sufficient to produce a mean power output between about 100 mW and about 500 mW at the point of overlap; anda control element coupled to said probe, said control element configured to energize said plurality of laser sources for a variable period of time dependent on the selected wavelength of laser energy and the mean power output of the laser sources so that a pre-selected dosage of laser energy is emitted.