1. An apparatus for performing a treatment on tissue, comprising:
a housing having a portion that defines a target treatment area on the tissue when located in proximity to the tissue;
a radiation source for generating radiation; and
a deflector to selectively steer radiation from the radiation source to a treatment location within the target treatment area.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the deflector comprises an optical device.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the deflector comprises a mechanical motor and an optic device, wherein the mechanical motor can adjust an angular position of the optic device to steer radiation.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an illumination source for illuminating the target treatment area on the tissue.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a control device for controlling the deflector.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a detector to detect radiation emanating from the tissue.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a first polarizer coupled to the radiation source and a second polarizer coupled to the detector.
8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the detector is an image capture device for generating an image of the illuminated tissue in the target treatment area.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a display device to display the image.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising an image processor in communication with the image capture device and the display device.
11. A handheld dermatological device for performing a treatment on tissue, comprising:
a housing having a head portion that defines a target treatment area on the tissue when located in proximity to the tissue;
a radiation source for generating radiation;
an image capture device for capturing an image of the target treatment area;
a display, operably coupled to the housing, to display the image;
a deflector to steer radiation from the radiation source to a treatment location within the target treatment area; and
a user control device to control the deflector.
12. A method of operating a handheld dermatological device, comprising:
capturing an image of a condition on tissue through an image capture device of the handheld dermatological device, wherein the image of the condition is of at least a portion of the condition in a target treatment area defined by a head portion of the handheld dermatological device when located in proximity to the tissue; and
steering radiation to selectively treat the condition within the target treatment area.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the act of steering comprises steering radiation through adjustment of a deflector.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the deflector comprises a mechanical motor and an optic device, wherein the mechanical motor can adjust an angular position of the optic device to steer radiation.
15. The method of claim 12, further comprising controlling the steering of the radiation through a user control device.
16. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying the image to an operator of the handheld dermatological device.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein displaying the image includes displaying a graphic to represent where the radiation will strike the tissue.
18. The method of claim 12, further comprising displaying an image of the condition to an operator of the handheld dermatological device.
19. The method of claim 12, further comprising illuminating the target treatment area to aid in capturing the image.
20. The method of claim 12, further comprising calculating positional information of the condition within the target treatment area.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A knee orthosis device comprising:
a) two vertical struts, positioned on opposed sides of a knee joint in a generally parallel relationship, each vertical strut having a hinge member located at a general middle portion thereof, each vertical strut having a top and bottom end portion;
b) an upper thigh cuff attached at opposed ends to the upper end portions of the two vertical struts;
c) a lower shin cuff attached at opposed ends to the lower end portions of the two vertical struts.
2. The knee orthosis of claim 1, wherein the lower shin cuff has a pair of hinges located proximal to the shin cuff opposed ends for permitting the shin cuff to pivot downwardly away from a shin of a person wearing the knee orthosis when a person flexes the knee, performs a squatting motion or walks.
3. The knee orthosis of claim 1, wherein the upper thigh cuff has a pair of hinges located proximal to the thigh cuff opposed ends for permitting the thigh cuff to pivot upwardly away from a thigh of a person wearing the knee orthosis when a person flexes the knee, performs a squatting motion or walks.
4. The knee orthosis of claim 1, wherein the lower shin cuff has a pair of hinges located proximal to the shin cuff opposed ends for permitting the shin cuff to pivot downwardly away from a shin of a person and the upper thigh cuff has a pair of hinges located proximal to the thigh cuff opposed ends for permitting the thigh cuff to pivot upwardly away from a thigh of a person wearing the knee orthosis when a person flexes the knee, performs a squatting motion or walks.
5. The knee orthosis of claim 1, further comprising at least one air bladder employed along either inner surfaces of the left or and right vertical struts.
6. The knee orthosis of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of air bladder employed along inner surfaces of the left or and right vertical struts.