JPH06339536A - Laser therapeutic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To achieve a promotion of treating effect, a shortening of treating time, higher workability and the like by enabling irradiation of laser light and irradiation of microwaves simultaneously or individually with a single head. CONSTITUTION:A head 3 houses a microwave antenna 12 which radiates microwaves from a microwave oscillator and the tip part of an optical fiber for irradiating laser light from a laser light oscillator not illustrated is fixed. The laser oscillator and the microwave oscillator are driven simultaneously or individually. This enables the radiating of the microwaves and laser light simultaneously and individually ahead of the head 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laser treatment apparatus, and more particularly to a laser treatment apparatus capable of performing laser treatment and microwave treatment simultaneously or individually by using a single apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various treatment methods using laser light have already been proposed. For example, as an application of the HeNe laser, laser light is guided by an optical fiber to irradiate a part of the body (for example, an inflamed site). Thus, pain diseases, inflammatory diseases and the like are being treated. A treatment method using microwaves has also been proposed.
A microwave of 00 MHz or more is applied to a part of the body (for example, a pain site) and electromagnetic energy is used to generate heat in the body.

[0003]

As described above, at present,
A treatment method using a laser beam and a treatment method using a microwave have been proposed, but since the laser treatment device and the microwave treatment device are separate, the same diseased part is irradiated with the laser light and the microwave at the same time. I couldn't. Also,
Providing two treatment devices is expensive and requires a lot of space for them, and even if laser treatment and microwave treatment are performed at different times, these treatment devices must be replaced. It had to be done, and the operability was very poor.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides (1) a housing portion accommodating a laser light oscillator and a microwave oscillator, and radiating microwaves from the microwave oscillator. And a head part having a fixed tip part of an optical fiber for irradiating the laser light from the laser light oscillator. The microwave and the laser light are simultaneously or individually directed toward the front surface from the head part. Further, (2) the head portion has a cover member on the front surface, and the tip end portion of the optical fiber is fixed to substantially the center of the cover member. Or (3) the cover is
A lens is provided so as to face the front end surface of the optical fiber and to be positionally adjustable with respect to the front end surface.

[0005]

The laser light irradiation and the microwave irradiation can be performed simultaneously or individually from a single head to promote the treatment effect, shorten the treatment time, and improve the workability.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of a laser treatment apparatus according to the present invention, in which 1 is a housing for accommodating a laser light oscillator and a microwave oscillator, and 2 is the aforementioned. The optical fiber for transmitting the laser light generated by the laser oscillator and the cable 3 containing the microwave transmission line for transmitting the microwave generated by the microwave oscillator are transmitted through the optical fiber. Heads 4 for radiating laser light and microwaves transmitted through the microwave transmission line are head hangers mounted on the housing 1 and for suspending the head 3.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the details of the head 3, in which 11 is an optical fiber, 12 is a microwave antenna, 13 is a cover, and the tip of the optical fiber 11 is substantially the center of the cover 13. The microwave antenna 12 is housed inside the head 3.

As described above, the housing 1 accommodates the laser oscillator and the microwave oscillator, which are driven simultaneously or separately and are radiated from the front surface of the head 3. Reference numeral 14 is a lens provided so as to face the front end surface of the optical fiber 11, and the laser light emitted from the optical fiber 11 is diffused and emitted by the lens 14.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing the relationship between the tip surface of the optical fiber 11 and the lens 14, which is shown in FIG.
As shown in the drawing, the tip end of each of the bolts penetrates the bolt-shaped member 15 and is fixed to the bolt-shaped member 15. The bolt-shaped member 15 is inserted into a hole formed at the substantially center of the cover 13, and the nut The member 16 is fixed to the cover member 13. The lens 14 is fixed substantially at the center of a cap nut-shaped member 17, and the cap nut-shaped member 17 is screwed into a screw provided on the outer periphery of the nut-shaped member 16. Therefore, by rotating the bag-shaped nut member 17, the distance between the tip surface of the optical fiber 11 and the lens 14 can be changed, whereby the spread angle of the laser light emitted from the tip surface of the optical fiber 11 can be arbitrarily set. Can be changed.

[0010]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, laser light and microwaves can be irradiated simultaneously or individually by using a single head, thereby improving the treatment efficiency and further Treatment time can be shortened. Further, since it is not necessary to separately provide a laser treatment device and a microwave treatment device, the cost is low, the space is small, and even when the laser treatment and the microwave treatment are performed with a temporal shift, the device can be used. Since there is no need to replace the, it is possible to significantly improve work efficiency. Furthermore, by adjusting the position of the lens 1, the irradiation area of the laser light can be adjusted to a desired area.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of a laser treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the head 3 shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of an optical fiber tip fixing portion shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Housing, 2 ... Cable, 3 ... Head, 4 ... Head holder, 11 ... Optical fiber, 12 ... Microwave antenna, 13 ... Cover, 14 ... Lens.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An optical fiber for housing a laser light oscillator and a microwave oscillator, and a microwave antenna for radiating a microwave from the microwave oscillator, for irradiating the laser light from the laser light oscillator. A laser treatment apparatus comprising a head having a fixed tip, and a microwave and a laser beam can be emitted toward the front surface of the head simultaneously or individually. 2. The laser treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the head has a cover member on the front surface, and the tip end portion of the optical fiber is fixed to substantially the center of the cover member. 3. The laser treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the cover is provided with a lens facing the front end surface of the optical fiber and being positionally adjustable with respect to the front end surface. .