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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Kevin Tucek, Mesa, AZ (US);
Steven C. Shanks, Mesa, AZ (US);
Lawrence Owens, Mesa, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Erchonia Corporation, McKinney, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention is a scanning laser device with a universal carriage that holds any type of optical element. The carriage rotates about an axis that is substantially co-axial to the incident laser beam, thereby causing the laser energy passing through the optical element to sweep through a 360° circle. The preferred embodiment uses a rod lens as the optical element, resulting in a large circular beam spot. The device may utilize laser sources of various wavelengths and pulse frequencies, and multiple devices may be combined to scan an even larger area.