Patent ID: 8251982

Claim:
A method for delivering laser energy to a treatment zone of tissue targeted for phototherapy, wherein the treatment zone of tissue has a cross-sectional surface treatment area, the method comprising a) providing a laser emitting device including at least two separate laser sources with each one emitting energy sufficient to treat the tissue, wherein a first separate laser source emits through a first emission beam a first laser energy form having a first wavelength between 600 nm and 1100 nm and a first power between 10 watts and 100 watts, wherein a second separate laser source emits through a second emission beam a second laser energy form having a second wavelength between 600 nm and 1100 nm and a second power between 1 watt and 6 watts, wherein each of the first and second emission beams have a corresponding emission axis, and wherein the at least two separate laser sources are positioned in close proximity with the emission axes spaced apart by at most 1 mm, so that the emission beams overlap over most of the length from the region of emission from the laser sources to the region of the treatment area b) simultaneously applying to the treatment area the first laser energy form and the second laser energy form; c) synchronizing the laser emitting device such that the laser energy applied simultaneously by the at least two separate laser sources to the treatment area is between 1 mW/cm 2 and 25 mW/cm 2 .