Diode laser irradiation and electrotherapy system for biological tissue stimulation

摘要

An irradiation and electrotherapy system for treating biological tissue of a subject without exposing the tissue to damaging effects. The system includes a manipulable wand for contact with the tissue, a diode laser disposed in the wand for irradiating the tissue with coherent optical energy, a metal sheath for providing electrical stimulation to the tissue, and setting controls for operating the wand to achieve a rate of absorption and conversion to heat in the irradiated tissue in a range between a minimum rate sufficient to elevate the average temperature of the irradiated tissue to a level above the basal body temperature of the subject, and a maximum rate which is less than the rate at which the irradiated tissue is converted into a collagenous substance.