Treatment using low intensity laser therapy
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a laser generator that is configured to generate a laser beam;
a spinal needle that is configured to be inserted into a human body for application of the laser beam; and
a laser fiber inserted within a hollow cavity of the spinal needle to a distal tip of the spinal needle, the laser fiber configured to transmit the laser beam from the laser generator to the distal tip of the spinal needle for application to the human body at a determined laser point,wherein the laser generator is configured to generate a low intensity pulsed laser beam at a laser wavelength in a range between 690 nanometers to 710 nanometers with an average output power in a range between 1 milliwatts and 6 milliwatts and with a known pulse duration in a range of nano-seconds or pico-seconds, andwherein the low intensity pulsed laser beam is configured to be applied to the human body at the determined laser point for a time interval between 5 seconds and 10 seconds.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Deep Tissue Low Intensity Laser Therapy or Treatment (DT-LILT) as described here is a novel methodology through which selective destruction of nociceptive (pain) nerves can be brought upon by a medical laser delivery system using the phenomenon of absorption and cell resonance. Using this method nerve cells that transmit pain can be selectively destroyed leaving the surrounding tissues intact as no heat is generated. The delivery system incorporates a fine needle through which a 703 nm (range 690 to 710) pulsed wave low intensity laser is delivered deep into the body, directly to the area of pain causing selective destruction of pain nerves. Laser devices based on this methodology should be used only by the physician or equivalent professional community since diagnosing and defining the area of pain is critical to providing successful pain relief.
70 Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A system comprising:
-
a laser generator that is configured to generate a laser beam; a spinal needle that is configured to be inserted into a human body for application of the laser beam; and a laser fiber inserted within a hollow cavity of the spinal needle to a distal tip of the spinal needle, the laser fiber configured to transmit the laser beam from the laser generator to the distal tip of the spinal needle for application to the human body at a determined laser point, wherein the laser generator is configured to generate a low intensity pulsed laser beam at a laser wavelength in a range between 690 nanometers to 710 nanometers with an average output power in a range between 1 milliwatts and 6 milliwatts and with a known pulse duration in a range of nano-seconds or pico-seconds, and wherein the low intensity pulsed laser beam is configured to be applied to the human body at the determined laser point for a time interval between 5 seconds and 10 seconds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
-
-
12. A method comprising:
-
receiving, at a laser device, a user input inserting a spinal needle coupled to the laser device into a human body, wherein the spinal needle is positioned to contact a distal tip of the spinal needle with nerve cells; receiving, at the laser device, a selection of a laser wavelength in a range between 690 nanometers and 710 nanometers; generating, by the laser device, a low intensity pulsed laser beam at the selected laser wavelength with an average output power in a range between 1 milliwatt and 6 milliwatts and with a known pulse duration in a range of nano-seconds or pico-seconds; transmitting, by the laser device, the laser beam through a laser fiber coupled to the laser device to the distal tip of the spinal needle; and applying, by the laser device, the low intensity pulsed laser beam at the selected laser wavelength and with the known pulse duration to the nerve cells for a time interval between 5 seconds and 10 seconds. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
Specification