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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6896693 | Photo-therapy device A device is disclosed which is therapeutically beneficial to the well-being of living organisms such as humans, animals, and/or plant life, using photon or light waves. The device is intended to lie against the skin or surface, near the skin/surface, and/or from a d... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6890346 | Apparatus and method for debilitating or killing microorganisms within the body A surgical apparatus has a body portion that includes a shaft terminating in a distal head or tip for directing light radiation from the apparatus onto the lining of a body cavity for treating an ailment in a body cavity of a patient as for example a gastrointestina... | 05/10/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6875225 | Light therapy device A light therapy device is taught including a light emitting assembly having light emitting diodes (LEDs) as a light source. The light emitting assembly capable of generating 2,500 lux to 7,500 lux at 12 inches. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6872220 | Infant phototherapy positioning system A phototherapy system includes a flexible pad for positioning an infant during phototherapy treatment and one or more light emitters for directing light through portions of the pad for exposing the infant's skin to the light during phototherapy treatment. The pad ma... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6869427 | LED fixation device for topical anesthesia eye surgery An LED fixation device that is secured to a patient's face and covers the patient's fellow eye during eye surgery to provide a lighted fixation target. The fixation device includes an eye shield, a battery, a switch and an LED light source secured to the eye shield.... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6866678 | Phototherapeutic treatment methods and apparatus A thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) phototherapy device based on high field electroluminescence (HFEL) or from organic light emitting devices (OLED), consistent with certain embodiments of the present invention has a battery and a charging circuit coupled to the b... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860879 | Use of 5-aminolevulinic acid or a derivate thereof for photodynamic diagnosis and/or photodynamic therapy A light application unit for a combined photodynamic diagnosis and photodynamic therapy of non-malignant diseases of a parodontium and a tooth of a living being having administered a pharmaceutical preparation allowing the photodynamic diagnosis and the photodynamic... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6846311 | Method and apparatus for in VIVO treatment of mammary ducts by light induced fluorescence The invention is directed toward a micro-endoscope assembly for the treatment of diseased tissue in breast ducts comprising a cylindrical guide tube with a distal end defining an internal cylindrical passageway, a first smaller cylindrical tube eccentrically formed ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843778 | Dermatological method and device A flexible surgical plaster and an associated dermatological method of use for promoting healing of skin injuries and scars includes a flexible base layer having a window. The base layer is flexibly attachable to skin surface surrounding a skin injury or scar such t... | 01/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6821289 | Efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy by multiple application protocols with photosensitizers that show extended tumor retention A safer, improved method of photodynamic therapy is provided for treating diseased, hyperproliferative tissue, including cancer, psoriasis, and arthritis, using multiple, sequential administrations of a photosensitizer (PS) prior to irradiation. Preferred photosensi... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6814733 | Radio frequency pulmonary vein isolation A catheter introduction apparatus provides a radially expandable helical coil as a radiofrequency emitter. In one application the emitter is introduced percutaneously, and transseptally advanced to the ostium of a pulmonary vein. The emitter is radially expanded, wh... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811562 | Procedures for photodynamic cardiac ablation therapy and devices for those procedures This relates to procedures and to devices for treating cardiac tissue by forming lesions in that tissue using photodynamic therapy techniques. In particular, the procedure is valuable for rectifying various cardiac arrhythymias with those so-formed lesions. Central ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811563 | Portable light delivery apparatus and methods for delivering light to the human body A device is provided for delivering light to the blood supply of a human body through a non-ocular skin area. The device has a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) spaced apart from each other and extending through apertures for emitting light to the body and a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811565 | System and method for light activation of healing mechanisms A system and method for the light activation of healing processes uses a light source that is directed onto the body of a subject. The light source may generate monochromatic light and/or coherent light. The subject is positioned within a chamber having interior ref... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6806481 | Rectangular frame system with one to two windowpane-like radiation filters and a tanning module The invention relates to a rectangular frame system with one to two discoid radiation filters, as well as a tanning module with such a frame system. The rectangular frame system has an upper plate, a lower plate and two to three margin members, two margin members be... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6802854 | Modular, knock-down tanning bed A tanning bed formed a plurality of modular components that are integrated in a knock-down fashion that allows easy shipment of tanning beds in less than complete form, but allows the rapid assembly without the need of special training or tools. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6800086 | Reduced fluence rate PDT The invention relates to the use of reduced fluence rate PDT to treat neovasculature, particularly choroidal neovasculature (CNV). Reduced fluence rate PDT decreases the likelihood of molecular oxygen being the limiting factor in the photodynamic reaction so that th... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6796994 | Device for the treatment of mucositis Apparatus is provided for the treatment of a medical condition, such as mucositis in patients who are undergoing cancer treatment. The apparatus has several embodiments. In each embodiment, an array of optoelectronic devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), is... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6783541 | Methods for inhibiting or suppressing stenosis of arteriovenous access fistulas and grafts A method for inhibiting or suppressing stenosis associated with an arteriovenous access. A dosage of photosensitive compound is introduced into the artery or vein. An anastomotic area of the artery or vein is then exposed to a source of light having a wavelength sui... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6764501 | Apparatus and method for treating atherosclerotic vascular disease through light sterilization Atherosclerotic vascular disease is treated by exposing the interior of an artery or vein to visible or ultraviolet light of a selected spectrum to thereby sterilize the artery, eradicating infectious pathogens and reverse the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic artery ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758845 | Automatic firing apparatus and methods for laser skin treatment over large areas Laser skin treatment apparatus includes a handpiece for delivering laser-radiation pulses from a laser to an area of skin being treated. The area being treated is larger than an area treatable in a single firing of the laser. The larger area is treated by treating a... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6755848 | Light-ray therapeutic apparatus A light-ray therapeutic apparatus having: a xenon illuminating lamp including a lamp body, a lamp holder provided in the lamp body, a xenon lamp held by the lamp holder, a reflecting mirror for reflecting light emitted from the xenon lamp, and a multilayer film coat... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6755849 | Method for delivering energy to tissue and apparatus Disclosed is a method for delivering energy to a tissue. The method includes providing an apparatus which includes an energy delivery component and an inflatable member disposed around the energy delivery component. At a minimum, the inflatable member is constructed... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6749623 | Method and apparatus for catheter phototherapy with dose sensing A photodynamic therapy method administers, to a patient to be treated, a photosensitive medication which fluoresces when illuminated. The fluorescent light is an indication of the instantaneous phototherapy dose. A catheter according to the invention includes a prob... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6746444 | Method of amplifying a beneficial selective skin response to light energy A method of altering the appearance of a region of skin is disclosed. The method includes applying a sensitizing wavelength of light the region, and applying a treatment wavelength of light to the skin, wherein the treatment wavelength is a shorter wavelength than t... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6743249 | Treatment device for photodynamic therapy and method for making same A light-emitting treatment device including one or more light-emitting elements disposed in a flexible and stretchable pad (or a body-conforming shaped article) defining a skin- or tissue-adhering surface having an inherently tacky characteristic for secure applicat... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6743222 | Method of treating disorders associated with sebaceous follicles Disclosed herein is a method of treating mammalian, for example, human, skin afflicted with a sebaceous follicle disorder, for example, acne. The method involves cooling an exposed surface of a region afflicted with the disorder and applying energy, for example, ene... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6736832 | Method of optimizing the use of a tanning-related device, device for performing such a method, and tanning-related device Method comprising steps of: A) determining a quantity related to a person's personal minimum erythema dose (MED), B) using said quantity as an input for a tanning-related device, thus influencing its operation, and comprising for the purpose of step A), C) non-invas... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6733491 | Cataract extraction apparatus and method Apparatus for the removal of lens tissue includes a first handpiece having a laser emitting probe sized for insertion into a lens capsule and radiating a lens therein. The laser emitting probe includes a lumen for introducing irrigation fluid into the lens capsule. ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6733490 | Method and apparatus for controlling sub-clinical laser procedures with intra-operative monitoring of electrophysiological changes A method of monitoring and controlling the sub-threshold laser treatment of a patient's retina. Sensors are located on a patient to measure focal electroretinograms (FERG). A stimulating beam is delivered onto the patient's retina. A pre-treatment FERG signal is col... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6719778 | Methods for treatment of aneurysms Fibrosis, in at least one layer of a vessel wall, can be used to strengthen a vessel wall. Fibrosis can be induced by irradiating a vessel wall with an energy source, or by inducing injury to the vessel wall. In addition to an energy source, photoactivatable agents ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6717164 | Tanning module with a housing The invention relates to a tanning module with optimized guidance of the flow of cooling air, with a housing, a reflector, and at least one discoid radiation filter. The housing has the shape of a quadrilateral pyramid with a rectangular base on a first side opposit... | 04/06/2004 |
