HAND HELD PULSE LASER FOR THERAPEUTIC USE

摘要

A pulse laser for therapeutic use including a housing sized to be hand held by an operator. All components of the pulse laser are located within or on the housing. Thus, the present invention is a completely hand held stand alone unit which may be operated without a tethered connection to any apparatus located outside of the housing. The components located within the housing or on the housing include a laser light source, a control circuit configured to cause the laser light source to emit pulsed laser light, and a power supply. The wavelength of light produced by the laser light source may be about 635 nm. The control circuit of the therapeutic pulse laser may provide for multiple user selectable pulse rates. The therapeutic pulse laser may include a semiconductor switch in electrical communication with the control circuit and the laser light source. Ideally, the semiconductor switch will provide for active sourcing of current to the laser light source and active draining of current from the laser light source. The therapeutic pulse laser may also include an apparatus allowing for the exchange of digital information between the pulse laser and an external apparatus such as a database, computer, or second pulse laser unit.