Adaptive control of optical pulses for laser medicine
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1. A method for adaptive control of optical pulses used to irradiate tissue, comprising:
- irradiating tissue with a sequence of optical pulses, the optical pulses directed in sequence to sites on the tissue;
during the irradiation sequence, measuring a property of the tissue at a site already irradiated by one or more of the optical pulses; and
based on said measurement, adjusting a parameter of a subsequent optical pulse in the sequence.
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Abstract
Tissue is treated by irradiating it with a sequence of optical pulses that are directed in sequence to various sites on the tissue. During the irradiation sequence, one or more tissue properties are measured at a site(s) that has already been irradiated. These measurements are used to adjust the parameters of subsequent optical pulses in the sequence.
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1. A method for adaptive control of optical pulses used to irradiate tissue, comprising:
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irradiating tissue with a sequence of optical pulses, the optical pulses directed in sequence to sites on the tissue;
during the irradiation sequence, measuring a property of the tissue at a site already irradiated by one or more of the optical pulses; and
based on said measurement, adjusting a parameter of a subsequent optical pulse in the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A tool for delivering a plurality of optical pulses in sequence to sites on tissue, the tool comprising:
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optics for directing the optical pulses through an active area of the tool to the sites;
a detection module for measuring a property of the tissue at a site already irradiated by one or more of the optical pulses, the measurement occurring in close proximity to the active area of the tool; and
a controller coupled to the detection module for receiving the measured property and adjusting a parameter of a subsequent optical pulse in the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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