Pulsed infrared imaging and medical intervention system

摘要

The present invention in a preferred form uses pulse technology to produce wavelengths of light within the infrared spectrum in order to selectively view surgical sites normally occluded by conditions such as smoke, fluids, tissues, and/or haze and to direct laser energy to the surgical site. The invention allows selected wavelengths of infrared light to be directed for the purpose of illumination and imaging of a surgical site. The invention also allows laser energy to be directed to the imaged site. The imaged site can be displayed remotely on, for instance, a viewing screen.