Automated Laser-Treatment System With Real Time Integrated 3D Vision System for Laser Debridement and the Like

• US 20100094265A1
• Filed: 12/10/2009
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Omnitek Partners LLC
• Original Assignee: Omnitek Partners LLC
• Inventors: Spinelli, Thomas, Rastegar, Jahangir S.
• Application Number:
  US12/635,634
• Publication Number:
  US 20100094265A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/9
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/20 using laser
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/203 applying laser energy to the outside of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00707 Dummies, phantoms; Devices simulating patient or parts of patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00452 Skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00636 Sensing and controlling the application of energy
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00904 Automatic detection of target tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/2072 Reference field transducer attached to an instrument or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/30 Surgical robots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras

Abstract

A method for automated treatment of an area of skin of a patient with laser energy. The method including: identifying the area to be treated with the laser; modeling the identified area of the skin to be treated; and controlling the laser to direct laser energy to within the modeled area of the skin.

Claims

1. A method for automated treatment of an area of skin of a patient with laser energy, the method comprising:

identifying the area to be treated with the laser;

modeling the identified area of the skin to be treated; and

controlling the laser to direct laser energy to within the modeled area of the skin.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising projecting one or more reference markers on the skin.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising evacuating smoke resulting from the interaction of the laser energy with the skin of the area.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying comprises outlining the area to be treated such that the modeling models the area within the outline.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying comprises recognizing the area to be treated based on a unique characteristic of the area which differs from normal skin tissue.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating the identifying and modeling steps to account for any movement of the patient.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying identifies burned skin.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying identifies a tattoo.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying identifies facial features.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying identifies scar tissue.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying identifies hairs on a surface of the skin.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying identifies one or more of acne scars, skin folds, skin creases, pre-cancerous and benign growths on the skin.