Patent ID: 6998567

Claim:
A device for generating laser pulse trains for delivery to a target comprising; a single laser generator for generating and delivering a plurality of laser pulse groupings as a laser pulse train to a target at selected time intervals wherein each of the laser pulse groupings comprises two or more individual successive pulses generated at selected time intervals; and a controller operably associated with the generator for selecting and controlling the time intervals between each of the pulse groupings and each of the individual pulses; wherein the laser generator has a lasing medium selected from the group consisting of Er:YAG, Tm:YAG, Ho:YAG, Er:YLF, Tm:YLF, Ho:YLF, Er;YSGG, Tm:YSGG, TmHo:YAG, CrTmHo:YAG and ruby, and wherein the laser pulse train has a pulse width of 100 to 800 microseconds and a pulse repetition rate of 1 to 100 Hertz.