Multiple wavelength laser workstation
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1. A laser workstation comprising a first laser and a second laser, each laser having a laser medium and a laser pump chamber with an ionizable flashlamp for exciting the laser medium, an electronics drive system comprising:
- a controller adapted to enable selective activation of the first laser and second laser, said controller configured to selectively ionize each ionizable flashlamp, andan energy storage network which, subsequent to the selective ionization, provides energy simultaneously to each ionizable lamp, whereupon a selectively ionized lamp excites its associated laser medium to produce laser radiation.
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Abstract
Lasers capable of lasing at at least two wavelengths are provided having a lasing medium which is capable of lasing at a first wavelength and at a second wavelength. Also disclosed are laser workstations having two lasers driven by a single electronics drive system in which a single energy storage network is connected to a first laser pump chamber operative to excite a first laser medium and connected to a second laser pump chamber operative to excite a second laser medium.
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1. A laser workstation comprising a first laser and a second laser, each laser having a laser medium and a laser pump chamber with an ionizable flashlamp for exciting the laser medium, an electronics drive system comprising:
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a controller adapted to enable selective activation of the first laser and second laser, said controller configured to selectively ionize each ionizable flashlamp, and an energy storage network which, subsequent to the selective ionization, provides energy simultaneously to each ionizable lamp, whereupon a selectively ionized lamp excites its associated laser medium to produce laser radiation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of treating a skin tissue comprising the steps of:
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providing a laser device comprising a laser workstation comprising a first laser and a second laser, wherein the first laser and the second laser are driven by a single electronics drive system, said drive system comprising a single energy storage network connected to a first laser pump chamber with a first ionizable flashlamp and connected to a second laser pump chamber with a second ionizable flashlamp, wherein the first laser pump chamber is operative to excite a first laser medium to generate laser energy and the second laser pump chamber is operative to excite a second laser medium to generate laser energy; treating an area of skin tissue by using the laser device to apply laser energy from the first laser at a first wavelength to the area of skin tissue and using the laser device to apply laser energy from the second laser at a second wavelength to the area of skin tissue, wherein the laser energy from the first laser is applied sequentially or simultaneously with energy from the second laser and wherein the laser energy from at least one of the lasers is applied in sub-pulses, wherein using the laser device to apply laser energy from the first laser comprises; selectively ionizing said first flashlamp; and subsequently providing energy from said drive system simultaneously to each ionizable flashlamp whereupon the selectively ionized flashlamp excites its associated laser medium to generate laser energy, and wherein using the laser device to apply laser energy from the second laser comprises; selectively ionizing said second flashlamp; and subsequently providing energy from said drive system simultaneously to each ionizable flashlamp whereupon the selectively ionized flashlamp excites its associated laser medium to generate laser energy. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of treating a skin tissue comprising the steps of:
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providing a laser device comprising a laser workstation comprising a first laser and a second laser, each laser having a laser medium and a laser pump chamber with an ionizable flashlamp for exciting the laser medium, an electronics drive system which selectively ionizes the flashlamps, and an energy storage network which, subsequent to the selective ionization, provides energy simultaneously to each ionizable lamp, whereupon a selectively ionized lamp excites its associated laser medium and treating the skin tissue by using the laser device to apply laser energy from the first laser to the skin tissue and using the laser device to apply laser energy from the second laser to the same skin tissue, wherein using the laser device to apply laser energy from the first laser comprises; selectively ionizing said first flashlamp; and subsequently providing energy from said drive system simultaneously to each ionizable flashlamp whereupon the selectively ionized flashlamp excites its associated laser medium to generate laser energy, and wherein using the laser device to apply laser energy from the second laser comprises; selectively ionizing said second flashlamp; and subsequently providing energy from said drive system simultaneously to each ionizable flashlamp whereupon the selectively ionized flashlamp excites its associated laser medium to generate laser energy. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A method of treating a vascular lesion comprising the steps of:
providing a laser device comprising a laser workstation comprising a first laser and a second laser, wherein the first laser and the second laser are driven by a single electronics drive system comprising a single energy storage network connected to a first laser pump chamber and connected to a second laser pump chamber, wherein the first laser pump chamber is operative to excite a first laser medium and the second laser pump chamber is operative to excite a second laser medium; and
treating a vascular lesion by using the laser device to apply laser energy at 595 nm from the first laser to the vascular lesion at an effective fluence to convert oxy-hemoglobin to met-hemoglobin, and then using the laser device to apply laser energy at 1064 nm from the second laser to the vascular lesion.- View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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