Introduction to Laser Physics Safety, Tissue Interaction,

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Welcome

• Introduction to Laser Physics Safety, Tissue
  Interaction, FDA Claims and Labeling
• Michael M. Barbour
• MicroLight Corporation of America Founder and
  President

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Biography

• Houston Laser Institute-1980 to 1990
• Microlight Corporation of America-1990
• American Society of Laser Therapy-1991
• Patent-1993
• General Motors Study-1996
• Baylor College of Medicine-2000
• F.D.A. Clearance -2002
• Education/ Research-2007

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HISTORY

• Einstein
• Bell Labs
• Mester

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TERMINOLOGY

• Nanometers
• Milliwatts
• Photons
• Joules

• Super Pulse
• Continuous Wave
• Diode

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ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
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LASERS

• Monochromatic
• Coherent
• Collimated

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WAVEFORMS

• Sunlight
• LED (light emitting diode)
• 830Laser Produces
• a Unique Light
• Monochromatic
• Coherent
• Collumated

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LASER TISSUE ABSORPTION
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Inflammation Reduction
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Pain Reduction
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Reduced Healing Time
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LASER CLASSIFICATIONS

• Class IIIa
• Class IIIb
• Class IV

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Class III a

• 635 nm
• 5 mw
• Under FDA Review

ERCHONIA
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Class III b

• 830 nm
• 90 mw
• Patented

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Class IV

• 1 watt of energy
• Cut, vaporize, or coagulate

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Class III a

• Bar Code
• Laser Pointer
• Medical

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Class III b

• Military
• Consumer
• Medical

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Class IV

• Lasik
• Hair Removal
• Wrinkles
• Brain Strokes

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L.E.D.s

• Nanometers
• Milliwatts
• Heats Tissue
• Not a Laser

• 880 nm
• 500 mw

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Sports Medicine
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ML830 Laser

• Direct Connect Laser
• 830nm probe
• A/C cord
• Laser Glasses
• Case
• Portable Battery Laser
• 830nm Probe
• 3 lithium batteries
• Charger and power meter
• Laser Glasses
• Cases

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FDA letterhead

• ILY-Infrared Heating Lamp
• NHN-Non Heating Infrared Lamp
• FDA Warning Letter

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Studies
Treatment of repetitive use carpal tunnel
syndrome Smith CF, Vangsness CT, Anderson T
Good W (1995) Proceedings SPINE (1995) 2395
658-661.
Noninvasive laser neurolysis in carpal tunnel
syndrome Weintraub MI, MD, FACP Muscle Nerve
(1997) 201029-1031.
Comparison between low level laser therapy,
transcutaneous electro-neural stimulation,
visible incoherent polarised light and placebo in
the treatment of lateral epicondylitis A pilot
clinical study on 120 patients Simunovic Z and
Trobonjaca T Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
(2002) Supplement 14, Atlanta, Georgia
Efficacy of low power laser therapy in
fibromyalgia a single-blind, placebo-controlled
trial Gur A, Karakoc M, Nas K, Cevik R, Sarac J,
Demir E. Lasers in Medical Science (2002)
17(1)57-61.
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Studies
The clinical efficacy of low-power laser therapy
on pain and function in cervical osteoarthritis.
Oezdemir F, Birtane M, Kokino S Clinical
Rheumatology (2001) 20(3) 181-184
Low level laser therapy for tendinopathy.
Evidence of a dose-response pattern Bjordal J M,
Couppe C, Ljunggren E Physical Therapy Reviews
(2001) 6 91-99
Low Level Laser Therapy For Trigger Point
Release. Clinical Report on 11,000 trigger point
releases using the ML830 Laser. Benard E. Filner
Board Certified Anesthesiologists. Pain
Management (2006) 10-Volume 6 Issue 7.
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SUMMARY

• History
• Terminology
• Lasers
• L.E.D.s
• FDA Claims and Labeling
• Review of the Literature

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