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Laser therapy assembly for muscular tissue revascularization

  • US 6,551,308 B1
  • Filed: 05/19/2000
  • Issued: 04/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A laser therapy assembly for revascularizing muscular tissue, comprising:

  • a laser source coupled to an optoacoustic optical fiber for transmitting a laser beam through the optoacoustic optical fiber to the muscular tissue;

    an ultrasound generator rigidly connected to the optoacoustic optical fiber for transferring heat through the optoacoustic optical fiber to the muscular tissue, the ultrasound generator being regulated independently from the laser beam to produce a thermal effect that can be separately adjusted, the laser source, the ultrasound generator, and the optoacoustic optical fiber being housed in a tube to form a handpiece;

    a drive device coupled to the ultrasound generator to effect a common axial movement of both the ultrasound generator and the optoacoustic optical fiber within the handpiece; and

    a control unit external to the handpiece coupled to both the ultrasound generator and to the laser source for respective power control of the ultrasound generator and the laser source.

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