Cordless Laser Therapy Device with Dynamic Power Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current laser therapy devices face challenges in achieving uniform energy distribution across treatment areas and are often cumbersome due to their tethered nature, posing risks of injury from high energy levels and inefficiencies in thermal management.
Innovation Solution
A cordless, high-powered laser therapy device with a computerized method that adjusts laser diode output using pulse width modulation and selective diode disabling, along with sensors for distance, movement, temperature, and color measurement to ensure safe and uniform energy delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If high power laser diodes are used to improve treatment efficacy, then treatment outcomes improve, but the risk of patient injury increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic control of laser diode arrays through a computerized system that adjusts power output in real-time based on treatment parameters, tissue feedback, and safety thresholds. This allows the system to operate at high power when safe and appropriate while automatically reducing power when risks are detected, resolving the contradiction between high power output and patient safety
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that monitor treatment conditions and automatically adjust laser diode power levels. This feedback control ensures that high power is delivered only when treatment conditions are optimal and safety criteria are met, thereby enabling high power output while minimizing patient injury risk
2Area of stationary object
If multiple laser diodes are used to expand treatment area, then treatment coverage improves, but energy uniformity across the treatment area deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the treatment area into multiple zones, each served by individual laser diodes or diode groups. The computerized control system independently adjusts the power output of each segment based on its specific treatment requirements, distance from the applicator, and tissue characteristics. This segmentation allows comprehensive area coverage while maintaining uniform energy distribution across the entire treatment zone
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality control by tailoring the power output of each laser diode to the specific requirements of its corresponding treatment zone. This allows different parts of the treatment area to receive appropriately optimized energy levels, ensuring uniform overall distribution while accounting for local variations in tissue properties and treatment needs
3Reliability
If surgical laser design is used for therapy, then device reliability improves, but device portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the laser system into multiple independent laser diodes that can be controlled individually. This segmentation allows the use of smaller, more compact diodes instead of a single large surgical laser, improving portability while maintaining reliability through the computerized coordination of multiple units
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces traditional mechanical surgical laser components with semiconductor laser diodes and computerized control electronics. This substitution dramatically reduces device size and weight while maintaining or improving reliability through digital control systems that provide precise power management and safety monitoring
4Manufacturing precision
If laser beam is focused to a point for acupuncture, then treatment precision improves, but treatment area coverage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic control over laser diode arrays that enables real-time adjustment of beam geometry. The system can focus multiple diode beams to precise points for acupuncture applications or expand them to cover larger areas when needed. This dynamic adaptability allows the same device to achieve both high precision point treatment and broad area coverage depending on clinical requirements
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides a safer, more efficient, and portable means of delivering laser therapy with precise control over energy output, reducing the risk of injury and improving treatment efficacy while minimizing bulkiness and thermal management issues.
Implementation Method 1
emitting a laser beam from a laser diode
Implementation Method 2
determining a time of flight for each of one or more returning target reflections; determining, by one or more microprocessors, a distance from one or more laser rangefinder units
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AI summary
A computerized method for controlling the operation of a laser therapy device is disclosed. A laser therapy device comprising laser diodes has a microprocessor for storing and executing instructions pertaining to the operation of the laser diodes within certain parameters. The computerized method detects the movement of the laser therapy device and alters the output of the laser diodes when a movement signal exceeds predetermined threshold parameters. The computerized method detects difference in temperature in certain areas, and patterns in temperature differences, for assistance in diagnosing ailments. The computerized method also detects differences in skin color to determine treatment areas. The computerized method also measures the distance of the laser therapy device to a treatment area. The microprocessor executes instructions then which can alter the output of the laser diodes or generate an alarm signal based on measurements received.