EP0755698A2
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Method and apparatus for therapeutic electromagnetic treatment
Assignee: ESC Medical Systems Ltd
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Filing: 1996-07-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-07-24
Abstract
Abstract A therapeutic treatment device is disclosed having a pulsed incoherent light source connected to a microprocessor. The microprocessor is connected to a display and a user interface. It also has a means to receive input parameters related to the treatment, as well as a means to provide output parameters related to the treatment on the display.
Inventors
- 👤 Shimon Eckhouse
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:22
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/203; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/06; A61N5/0613; A61N5/0616; A61B5/00; A61B5/01; A61B5/015; A61B5/74; A61B5/742; A61B17/00; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00022; A61B2017/00057; A61B2017/00137; A61B2017/00154; A61B2017/00172; A61B2017/00743; A61B2017/00747; A61B2017/00756; A61B2018/00005; A61B2018/00011; A61B2018/00029; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00452; A61B2018/1807; A61N2005/0626; A61N2005/0664; A61N2005/0667
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A therapeutic treatment device comprising: a light source operable to provide an incoherent pulsed light output for treatment, wherein the source includes control inputs; a microprocessor having control outputs connected to the control inputs of the source, display outputs, and an input interface; a display connected to the microprocessor display outputs; a user interface connected to the input interface; wherein the microprocessor includes means for receiving input parameters related to the treatment and means for providing output parameters related to the treatment; and means for causing the display to display the output parameters.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
24 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is coupled to the user interface to receive information about the patient being treated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 2, wherein the information about the patient includes the condition of the patient being treated and the patient's treatment parameters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 3, wherein the patient information received by the microprocessor includes a picture of the patient's condition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 4, wherein the picture is of the patient's condition prior to treatment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 4, wherein the picture is of the patient's condition after treatment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is coupled to the display to generate visual indicia representative of the temperature distribution in a patient's tissue.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 7, wherein the microprocessor is coupled to the display to generate visual indicia representative of the temperature in the patient's blood vessel at the end of treatment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is coupled to the display to generate visual indicia representative of suggested treatment parameters.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 9, wherein the microprocessor is coupled to the display to generate visual indicia representative of a suggested filter to be placed between the incoherent light source and a patient.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 9, wherein the microprocessor is coupled to the display to generate visual indicia representative of a suggested number of incoherent light pulses.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The therapeutic treatment device of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is coupled to the display to generate visual indicia representative of a suggested time delay between each pulse of the number of pulses.
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