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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D656620 | Light-based treatment device | 03/27/2012 |
| 8109924 | Heads for dermatology treatment Methods and apparatus for dermatology treatment are provided which involve the use of continuous wave (CW) radiation, preheating of the treatment volume, precooling, cooling during treatment and post-treatment cooling of the epidermis above the treatment volume, var... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8002768 | Light energy delivery head A light energy delivery head is provided which, in one aspect, mounts laser diode bars or other light energy emitters in a heat sink block which is adapted to cool both the emitters and a surface of a medium with which the head is in contact and to which it is apply... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7942916 | Phototreatment device for use with coolants and topical substances Methods and systems are disclosed for phototreatment in which replaceable containers comprising one or more adjuvant (consumable or re-useable) substances are employed. The adjuvant substance can be, for example, a topical substance or a coolant. Systems are disclos... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942915 | Phototreatment device for use with coolants Methods and systems are disclosed for phototreatment in which replaceable containers comprising one or more adjuvant (consumable or re-useable) substances are employed. The adjuvant substance can be, for example, a topical substance or a coolant. Systems are disclos... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935107 | Heads for dermatology treatment Methods and apparatus for dermatology treatment are provided which involve the use of continuous wave (CW) radiation, preheating of the treatment volume, precooling, cooling during treatment and post-treatment cooling of the epidermis above the treatment volume, var... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7763016 | Light energy delivery head A light energy delivery head is provided which, in one aspect, mounts laser diode bars or other light energy emitters in a heat sink block which is adapted to cool both the emitters and a surface of a medium with which the head is in contact and to which it is apply... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758621 | Method and apparatus for therapeutic EMR treatment on the skin Methods and apparatus for dermatology treatment are provided which involve the use of continuous wave (CW) radiation, preheating of the treatment volume, precooling, cooling during treatment and post-treatment cooling of the epidermis above the treatment volume, var... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7540869 | Method and apparatus for improved vascular related treatment Methods and apparatus are provided for selectively heating blood vessels in a patients skin to effect a desired dermatological (medical or cosmetic) treatment. For shallow vessels, particularly plexus vessels and superficial vessels/veins, radiation is applied to th... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7531967 | Flashlamp drive circuit The invention provides a power supply or drive circuit for a pulsed flashlamp which utilizes a two-core component having common windings as both an inductor for arc mode drive and for breakdown triggering of the lamp. Discharge of a capacitor through the inductor an... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7431719 | System for electromagnetic radiation dermatology and head for use therewith A system for treating a selected dermatological problem and a head for use with such system are provided. The head may include an optical waveguide having a first end to which EM radiation appropriate for treating the condition is applied. The waveguide also has a s... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422598 | Multi-wavelength oral phototherapy applicator Oral phototherapy applicators are disclosed that are sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user's mouth and have at least one radiation emitter coupled to an apparatus body to irradiate a portion of the oral cavity with phototherapeutic radiation in ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7354448 | Dental phototherapy methods and compositions Methods for dental treatment including applying a non-toxic chromophore to a portion of the oral cavity and delivering a low dose of radiation to the chromophore during a session, the radiation having a wavelength in the absorption band of the non-toxic chromophore ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351252 | Method and apparatus for photothermal treatment of tissue at depth The present invention provides method and apparatus for treating tissue in a region at depth by applying optical radiation thereto of a wavelength able to reach the depth of the region and of a selected relatively low power for a duration sufficient for the radiatio... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329274 | Conforming oral phototherapy applicator Oral phototherapy applicators are disclosed that sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user's mouth and adapted to conform to the shape of at least a portion of the oral cavity and have at least one radiation emitter coupled to an applicator body to ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329273 | Tissue penetrating oral phototherapy applicator Oral phototherapy applicators are disclosed that are sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user's mouth and have at least one radiation emitter coupled to an apparatus body to irradiate a portion of the oral cavity with phototherapeutic radiation, th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7309335 | Dermatological treatment with visualization The present invention provides a handheld dermatological device for visualizing a skin treatment region prior to, during, or after therapeutic treatment with therapeutic energy. An apparatus according to the teachings of the invention can include an image capture de... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7276058 | Method and apparatus for treatment of cutaneous and subcutaneous conditions The present invention provides method and apparatus for treating tissue in a region at depth while protecting non-targeted tissue by cyclically applying cooling to the patients skin, and preferably to the region, and by applying radiation to the patient's skin above... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274155 | Flash lamp drive circuit The invention provides a power supply or drive circuit for a pulsed flashlamp which utilizes a two-core component having common windings as both an inductor for arc mode drive and for breakdown triggering of the lamp. Discharge of a capacitor through the inductor an... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7220254 | Dermatological treatment with visualization The present invention provides a handheld dermatological device for visualizing a skin treatment region prior to, during, or after therapeutic treatment with therapeutic energy. An apparatus according to the teachings of the invention can include an image capture de... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7135033 | Phototreatment device for use with coolants and topical substances Methods and systems are disclosed for phototreatment in which replaceable containers comprising one or more adjuvant (consumable or re-useable) substances are employed. The adjuvant substance can be, for example, a topical substance or a coolant. Systems are disclos... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7077840 | Heads for dermatology treatment Methods and apparatus for dermatology treatment are provided which involve the use of continuous wave (CW) radiation, preheating of the treatment volume, precooling, cooling during treatment and post-treatment cooling of the epidermis above the treatment volume, var... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7060061 | Method and apparatus for the selective targeting of lipid-rich tissues A method and apparatus are provided for targeting lipid-rich tissue to effect a desired, the method/apparatus involving irradiating the lipid-rich tissue with energy at a wavelength preferentially absorbed by lipid cells, such wavelength being preferably in a band b... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044959 | Method and apparatus for hair growth management A method and apparatus are provided for hair growth management by applying low energy optical radiation to a treatment area of a patient's skin, which radiation is sufficient to at least traumatize a matrix portion of each follicle being treated, but not to cause ei... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029469 | Method and apparatus for laser removal of hair A method and apparatus for removing hairs from living skin is provided involving the measurement with a colorimeter of the color of the area of the skin where the hair is to be removed to obtain a representative color value, employing the color value to select an op... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997923 | Method and apparatus for EMR treatment A method and apparatus are provided for performing a therapeutic treatment on a patient's skin by concentrating applied radiation of at least one selected wavelength at a plurality of selected, three-dimensionally located, treatment portions, which treatment portion... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976985 | Light energy delivery head A light energy delivery head is provided which, in one aspect, mounts laser diode bars or other light energy emitters in a heat sink block which is adapted to cool both the emitters and a surface of a medium with which the head is in contact and to which it is apply... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974451 | Light energy delivery head A light energy delivery head is provided which, in one aspect, mounts laser diode bars or other light energy emitters in a heat sink block which is adapted to cool both the emitters and a surface of a medium with which the head is in contact and to which it is apply... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6888319 | Flashlamp drive circuit The invention provides a power supply or drive circuit for a pulsed flashlamp which utilizes a two-core component having common windings as both an inductor for arc mode drive and for breakdown triggering of the lamp. Discharge of a capacitor through the inductor an... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6878144 | System for electromagnetic radiation dermatology and head for use therewith A system for treating a selected dermatologic problem and a head for use with such system are provided. The head may include an optical waveguide having a first end to which EM radiation appropriate for treating the condition is applied. The waveguide also has a ski... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6723090 | Fiber laser device for medical/cosmetic procedures A method and apparatus are provided for radiation treatment on a patient by use fiber laser and/or a tunable laser, a tunable fiber laser being used for preferred embodiments. Wavelength may be controlled to control depth of penetration and/or radiation absorption a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6663620 | Light energy delivery head A light energy delivery head is provided which, in one aspect, mounts laser diode bars or other light energy emitters in a heat sink block which is adapted to cool both the emitters and a surface of a medium with which the head is in contact and to which ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6653618 | Contact detecting method and apparatus for an optical radiation handpiece A method and apparatus are provided in a system for utilizing optical radiation which is applied to a handpiece in contact with a patient's skin to perform a dermatological treatment on the patient to protect the patient by assuring that radiation is appl... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648904 | Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a surface A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the temperature of a surface to preheat or precool the surface, to heat or cool the surface to effect a therapeutic treatment or to post-heat or post-cool the surface. A roller, preferably mounted to a h... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6605080 | Method and apparatus for the selective targeting of lipid-rich tissues A method and apparatus are provided for targeting lipid-rich tissue to effect a desired, the method/apparatus involving irradiating the lipid-rich tissue with energy at a wavelength preferentially absorbed by lipid cells, such wavelength being preferably ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6517532 | Light energy delivery head A light energy delivery head is provided which, in one aspect, mounts laser diode bars or other light energy emitters in a heat sink block which is adapted to cool both the emitters and a surface of a medium with which the head is in contact and to which ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511475 | Heads for dermatology treatment Methods and apparatus for dermatology treatment are provided which involve the use of continuous wave (CW) radiation, preheating of the treatment volume, precooling, cooling during treatment and post-treatment cooling of the epidermis above the treatment ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508813 | System for electromagnetic radiation dermatology and head for use therewith A system for treating a selected dermatologic problem and a head for use with such system are provided. The head may include an optical waveguide having a first end to which EM radiation appropriate for treating the condition is applied. The waveguide als... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6015404 | Laser dermatology with feedback control Method and apparatus are provided for use with systems applying laser energy to treat a selected dermatology problem. The method and apparatus protect skin not under treatment in skin regions affected by the laser by detecting, with a suitable sensor, at ... | 01/18/2000 |
