Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1998-02-18
2000-12-05
Dvorak, Linda C. M.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
606 9, 606 10, 606 27, 607 88, 607 89, 607 91, 607 92, 36 1, 36 43, A61B 1700, A61B 1818, A43B 1338
Patent
active
061560286
ABSTRACT:
A laser insole having one or many vertical cavity surface emitting lasers embedded therein may be worn by a patient and applied to an area of the foot. The device supplies the patient with a preprogrammed laser therapy regimen. A physician programs the device and inserts the device in a patient's shoe. The device is small enough to allow the patient's normal activities. The laser therapy regimen promotes healing of a wound on the foot. Alternatively, the device may adapted as a flexible device applied to the skin, or implanted into the body, or provided in a catheter that is inserted into a body region.
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Dvorak Linda C. M.
Farah David A.
Harris Sonya
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