Patents Assigned to Theralase, Inc.
  • Therapeutic laser device and method including noninvasive subsurface monitoring and controlling means
    Patent number: 6413267
    Abstract: A method is provided for treating a patient having a disorder, wherein the method includes irradiating a tissue surface of the patient with at least one laser beam, automatically monitoring the tissue, and automatically controlling the at least one laser beam to adjust and/or terminate the treatment in a therapeutically effective manner. The method noninvasively determines in real-time the irradiance and/or radiant exposure of a target tissue at a predetermined depth below the tissue surface by detecting the radial dependence of light remitted from the tissue surface. Preferably, the method employs a near-infrared light laser beam and a visible laser light beam in combination. An apparatus for performing the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Theralase, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger J. Dumoulin-White, Lothar Lilge, Robert A. Weersink
  • Therapeutic laser device and method including noninvasive subsurface monitoring and controlling means
    Patent number: 6344051
    Abstract: A method is provided for treating a patient having a disorder, wherein the method includes irradiating a tissue surface of the patient with at least one laser beam, automatically monitoring the tissue, and automatically controlling the at least one laser beam to adjust and/or terminate the treatment in a therapeutically effective manner. The method noninvasively determines in real-time the irradiance and/or radiant exposure of a target tissue at a predetermined depth below the tissue surface by detecting the radial dependence of light remitted from the tissue surface. Preferably, the method employs a near-infrared light laser beam and a visible laser light beam in combination. An apparatus for performing the method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Theralase, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger J. Dumoulin-White, Lothar Lilge, Robert A. Weersink