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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6991644 | Method and system for controlled spatially-selective epidermal pigmentation phototherapy with UVA LEDs The invention comprises a system and method for treating an exposed tissue of a patient with a light energy. A plurality of light emitting devices are optically coupled with a patients tissue, and apply light treatments to the tissue. A driver circuit and a controll... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6984228 | Phototherapy methods and systems The invention features methods and systems for treating inflammatory, proliferative skin disorders, such as psoriasis, with ultraviolet phototherapy. The methods and systems use optical techniques to scan a patient's skin, designate areas of affected skin, and selec... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6981970 | Device and method for treating skin A method for the cosmetic treatment of skin, especially for epilation, skin remodeling and treatment of acne whereby an appropriate cosmetically effective wavelength of light is produced using a fluorescent material pumped with ultraviolet light from an ultraviolet ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6979327 | Treatment of vitiligo Disclosed herein is a novel method of treating vitiligo by using an excimer laser that emits light in the UVB range. The invention includes a method of incrementally increasing exposure of affected vitiligo areas with UVB laser light from an excimer laser to restore... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976984 | Skin treating device comprising a protected radiation exit opening A device treats skin by radiation. The device has a housing accommodating a radiation source and having an exit opening for the radiation. The device activates the radiation source only if the presence of skin immediately in front of the exit opening is detected. Th... | 12/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6974450 | Face-lifting device A device is described that can be used by surgeons to provide quick and accurate face-lifting maneuvers that minimize the amount of tissue that has to be removed. The device is comprised of a shaft with a relatively planar but possibly lenticulate and even slightly ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6970493 | Diode-pumped laser with funnel-coupled pump source An optically pumped laser has a gain medium positioned inside of an optical resonator cavity and disposed about a resonator optical axis. An optical pumping source is positioned outside of the optical resonator cavity. A reflective coupler with a coupler body, and a... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6960201 | Method for the prevention and treatment of skin and nail infections A method of prevention and treatment of microbial infections that occur on, or just below, the skin and nails consisting of the application of electromagnetic radiation to an infected area of skin or nails for a time and at a proximity and intensity sufficient to re... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955672 | Skin treating device with protection against radiation pulse overdose A device for the treatment of skin by radiation pulses. The device has a detector measuring a biophysical property of skin, such as temperature increase, dispersion or absorption coefficient, or reflection coefficient for light having a predetermined wavelength, and... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951558 | Scanning laser handpiece with shaped output beam A scanning optical system for delivering electromagnetic radiation onto tissue to be treated is cooperative with a lightguide or optical fiber. Radiation to be delivered is provided by a source thereof via the optical fiber. The optical system includes an optical pr... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6951411 | Light beam generation, and focusing and redirecting device An improved light beam generation and focusing device (15, 50) has a light source (16, 51) constructed and arranged to emit at least one beam of light (20), and a lens assembly (17, 19, 56) constructed and arranged to focus the at least o... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942658 | Radiation emitting apparatus with spatially controllable output energy distributions A laser handpiece is disclosed, including a fiber optic end having a non-cylindrical shape and further including a reflector surrounding a portion of the fiber optic end. The reflector is shaped to direct laser energy emitted from the fiber optic end in a direction ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942663 | Laser treatment of cutaneous vascular lesions Methods for treating maladies such as cutaneous vascular lesions. A patient in need of vascular lesion treatment is identified. A hyperosmotic agent is administered to a region adjacent the lesion. Blood flow velocity is slowed within the region using the hyperosmot... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939344 | Method for controlling skin temperature during thermal treatment A system and method for treating skin. The system comprises a source of radiation for irradiating the skin and a pair of electrodes for applying a voltage to the skin. An electrical meter measures an electrical response of the skin to the applied voltage. A processo... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939354 | Hair removal system for use prior to skin treatment An accessory device attachable to a hand piece producing a beam for removal of hair from the skin of a patient prior to skin treatment on a body part, such device including a strip of material disposed between the hand piece and the patient's skin to interfer with t... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936044 | Method and apparatus for the stimulation of hair growth A method and apparatus for producing hair growth stimulation using light energy, topical compositions, and combinations thereof. By using photomodulation resulting from cellular responses to exposure to specific wavelengths of light, optionally in conjunction with t... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926681 | Method and system for performing microabrasion and suction massage Massage device (10) comprising head (12), which 76 defines cavity (8) and an opening to cavity (8). Head (12) has one or more contact surfaces and post (32) connected to head (12). Post (32) is positione... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918905 | Monolithic irradiation handpiece A handpiece for topical application of electromagnetic radiation is disclosed, consisting of a single monolithic transparent block covered by a semitransparent coating on the faces of the block not directed toward a treatment site. The block and coating are transpar... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916315 | Methods of operating a photo-thermal epilation apparatus Methods of operating and logging the usage of a photo-thermal epilation apparatus provide for the logging of usage information as the apparatus is employed for each epilation session. The operational information may be applied to determine when calibration is requir... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916316 | Hair treatment method A hand held device generates a predetermined number of pulses of light having a predetermined electromagnetic spectrum, a predetermined duration, a predetermined inter-pulse interval, and a predetermined total energy. The pulse sequence is delivered to a skin surfac... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916445 | System and method for decontaminating articles A system for irradiating mail, comprising a device for conveying mail along a predetermined path and a device for irradiating the mail moving along the path with a beam of electrons. An apparatus for chilling the mail is provided along the path. The apparatus expose... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913615 | Chemiluminescent treatment of acne The present invention provides the ability to treat acne with a device that can be worn by a patient for extended time periods. The device can, for example, enable the delivery of light for time periods that are longer than one might want to sit still in front of a ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902563 | Irradiation device for therapeutic treatment of skin and other ailments The invention relates to an irradiation device and method for the treatment of totally or partially cell-mediated inflammations of the skin, the connective tissue and the viscera, viral and other infectious diseases such as HIV and prionic infections, fungal infecti... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887260 | Method and apparatus for acne treatment Disclosed is a system and method for treatment of skin disorders. More particularly, the disclosed invention is directed toward the treatment of acne and acne scarring by treating sebaceous oil glands and the surrounding tissue with an exogenous chromophore composit... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6887233 | Scanning laser handpiece with shaped output beam A method for delivering electromagnetic radiation onto tissue to be treated with the radiation includes delivering the radiation onto the tissue in a treatment-spot having a polygonal shape such as a rectangle or a hexagon. The polygonal shape is selected such that ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6881212 | Skin wrinkle reduction using pulsed light Wrinkles are cosmetically removed from a superficial area of mammalian skin tissue having an epidermal layer, a basal layer, and a dermal layer, by irradiating the dermal layer through the basal layer, the irradiation having an energy density in the range 5J/cm... | 04/19/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6872221 | Therapeutic low level laser apparatus and method Apparatus for therapeutic low level laser treatment has a diode array with sets of laser diodes of three wavelengths, and with light emitting diodes of four wavelengths. The emitted laser and light beams overlap in a selected configuration. The method includes pulsi... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6861250 | Tissue dissecting board assembly A tissue dissecting board assembly for use in tissue restoration and reconstruction surgeries. The assembly is constructed of an optically clear polymeric dissecting board having a plurality of cooperating cavities for holding chemical solutions and compositions req... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6853656 | Laser apparatus The present invention relates to a laser apparatus comprising a laser light emitting optical system for emitting laser light to a surface, a power stabilizing system for stabilizing the laser light power with a predetermined power interval, and a deflection system f... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6837900 | Tanning module with housing The invention relates to a tanning module with optimized guidance of the cooling air, having a housing, a three-dimensional reflector, and at least one windowpane-shaped radiation filter. The housing has on the side of the housing opposite the radiation filter the s... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835202 | Apparatus and method for high energy photodynamic therapy of acne vulgaris and seborrhea An apparatus and method for the phototherapy of different skin conditions, particularly acne vulgaris and seborrhea. The invention consists of a combined treatment with violet/blue light source with a spectral emission in the range of 405-440 nanometer and possible ... | 12/28/2004 |
| RE38670 | Apparatus for tissue treatment An apparatus for tissue treatment is provided, comprising a light emitter for emission of a first light beam, director for directing the first light beam towards a target area to be treated, detector for detecting at least one tissue parameter at the target area, an... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6829260 | Multipulse dye laser A method for generating a long effective pulse duration output beam of laser radiation using a flashlamp-excited dye laser is described. A spaced series of excitation pulses is electronically generated using a pulse forming module. The series of excitation pulses ar... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824542 | Temporary hair removal method A hand held device generates a predetermined number of pulses of light having a predetermined electromagnetic spectrum, a predetermined duration, a predetermined inter-pulse interval, and a predetermined total energy. The pulse sequence is delivered to a skin surfac... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817997 | Laser treatment apparatus A laser treatment apparatus for performing treatment on a treatment part of a skin by irradiating the part with a laser beam for treatment is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a window having an optical property of transmitting the treatment beam, the window being ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6802853 | Hand held laser device for stimulating hair growth A laser device preferably includes a laser device body, at least one laser unit and at least one light emitting diodes (LED). The laser device body includes a cover which is attached to a top of a skirt. The skirt includes a contact skirt extending outward from a pe... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6790205 | Laser beam projector A laser beam projector equipped with a CCD camera for taking a picture of a spot for treatment, thus permitting observation of the spot by sight. The laser beam projector has an annular projection formed around a circular hole made on the front of its casing, and a ... | 09/14/2004 |
