摘要 |
<p>A powered portable laser bandage (10) having one or many vertical cavity surface emitting laser arrays (20) embedded therein, may be worn by a patient and applied to an area of the patient's body near the heart. The device supplies the patient with a preprogrammed laser therapy regimen. A physician programs the device and attaches the device to a patient who may then wear a device for several days without visiting a physician. The device is small enough to be worn under clothes and does not interfere with the patient's normal activities. The low level laser energy promotes angiogenesis of the heart myocardium. Alternatively, the device may be adapted to be implanted into a skin surface of the patient, or provided in a catheter that is inserted in the vasculature system of the patient.</p> |