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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6537304 | Ischemia laser treatment Apparatus (10) for treatment of an ischemic region of brain cells in a cranium, comprising a skull covering (14) adapted to cover at least part of the cranium, at least one guide (16) attached to the skull covering (14), and a laser source (12) which is o... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537303 | Method for treatment of mammals A method for treatment of mammals by draining lymph along a lymph pathway within a mammal's body. An infrared-light-emitting device is utilized to emit pulsating infrared light at a low pulse repetition frequency. The light-emitting device is brought into... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533803 | Wound treatment method and device with combination of ultrasound and laser energy A method and device for wound treatment with a combination of laser and ultrasound waves comprises a probe to produce a laser beam and transducer to produce ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic transducer has tip with a distal end comprising a radiation surfa... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6533775 | Light-activated hair treatment and removal device A device for disrupting hair growth includes an applicator sized and configured to be held in a hand of a user for shaving, and a source of electromagnetic energy constructed to emit electromagnetic energy having an energy density of between about 0.1 J/c... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6533774 | Laser depilation apparatus A laser depilation apparatus for performing depilation on a skin by irradiating the skin with a laser beam is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first irradiation unit including a laser source (21) for emitting a laser beam for depilation and a light del... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6530918 | Laser treatment apparatus A laser treatment apparatus for irradiating an affected part of a patient with a treatment laser beam to treat the affected part is disclosed. The apparatus includes a treatment laser beam irradiation system for emitting and delivering the treatment laser... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530915 | Photothermal structure for biomedical applications, and method therefor A photothermal structure designed for the uniform application of a photothermal material, such as, for example, a dye or a pigment, to a tissue, e.g., the stratum corneum. In one embodiment, the photothermal structure comprises photothermal material combi... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527797 | Laser device for treatment of painful symptomatologies and associated method A device for laser treatment of painful symptomatologies with a first laser source 1, a conveying device for conveying the laser energy to a hand unit 5, and optical structure 11, 13 for defocusing the laser beam.... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527764 | Device and method for laser biomodulation in PDT/surgery The present invention provides a device and method for a laser treatment that couples surgical or activating laser power with a biomodulating power to enhance proper tissue healing and regeneration after treatment. This treatment is achieved using an opti... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6524330 | Method of ocular treatment A method for treating abnormal blood vessel growth and proliferation is disclosed. Members of the hypocrellin class of compounds such as hypocrellin A, hypocrellin B, and/or amino-substituted derivatives of hypocrellin B are administered and photoactivate... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6520981 | Significance of dosimetry in photodynamic therapy of injured arteries Photodynamic therapy (PDT), the light activation of methylene blue or benzoporphyrin derivatives to produce free-radicals, was shown in vivo to inhibit intimal hyperplasia (IH) and restenosis. The present invention provides an effective clinical approach ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6514278 | Method and device for the superficial heating of tissue The invention relates to a method and a device for the superficial heating of tissue by means of a pulsed light source. According to the invention a series of light pulses is applied to the tissue surface. The first part of this series is configured such ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514277 | Fiber optic multitasking probe A multitasking optical fiber probe for collecting dosimeter information from more than one position in a sample. The basic principle of the present invention involves using one or more different sensor zones along the length of the fiber each with a diffe... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514242 | Method and apparatus for laser removal of hair A method for removing hairs from living skin is provided which includes steps of measuring with a colorimeter the color of the area of the skin where the hair is to be removed to obtain a color value, employing the color value to select an optimum range o... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6503269 | Method of treating intervertebral discs using optical energy and optical temperature feedback A method of controllably heating the annulus of an intervertebral disc is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming an access channel through the annulus, inserting a light source into the intervertebral disc, activating the light source to emi... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6503268 | Therapeutic laser system operating between 1000nm and 1300nm and its use Laser systems medical or cosmetic applications, comprising diode lasers or diode lasers with other solid state lasers which can deliver up to 30 cw or more, and which generally operate at more than wavelength within the range of 1000 to 1300 nm are presen... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6497719 | Apparatus and method for stimulating hair growth A hand-held laser device that stimulates hair growth. The device provides distributed laser light to the scalp while simultaneously parting the user's hair to ensure that the laser light contacts the user's scalp. A unique beam splitting reflector splits ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6494900 | Method for localized low energy photon therapy (LEPT) Novel apparatus for treating a disorder of a biological tissue in a mammal by stimulating the biological tissue with light having selected optical parameters. The apparatus has a power source, a central microprocessor with stored optical parameter protoco... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491715 | Device for treating growing, dilated or malformed blood vessels and method for treating biological material In a device for treating blood vessels with a laser, the laser provides a beam in a wavelength range from 750 to 850 nm, preferably 805 nm. The device has a measuring unit which measures the concentration of a chromophore (preferably indocyanine green) ad... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6488697 | Apparatus for thermotherapy The controller 6 in the apparatus 10 for thermotherapy automatically computes the power P of the laser beam and the flow volume Q of the refrigerant forwarded to the main body 110 as the therapeutic conditions required for effecting the thermotherapy. The... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488696 | Chill frame for lasers The present invention comprises an assembly for the single-hand manipulation of a light treatment device and a chilled air supply on a skin light-treatment site. The assembly comprises an elongated frame member having a first end and a second end. The fra... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6485484 | Hair removal device A hair removal device (22) includes a cooling surface (34) which is used to contact the skin (6) prior to exposure to hair tissue-damaging laser light (74) passing from a radiation source (36) through a recessed window (46). The window is laterally offset... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471716 | Low level light therapy method and apparatus with improved wavelength, temperature and voltage control A photo-therapy device emits photo-therapeutic radiation to treat. living tissue. The device incorporates an array of emitters, the photo emissions of which is dependent on their temperature. Temperature feedback is provided to a voltage supply that suppl... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471692 | System and method for manipulating movement of an energy emitting device within a body cavity A system and a method for manipulating movement within a body cavity. The device includes an optical fiber coupled to an energy source and a sleeve for containing the fiber. The fiber has distal end for positioning adjacent to a surface being treated with... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471691 | Ophthalmic treatment apparatus An ophthalmic treatment apparatus uses therapy and diagnostic laser light sources whose beams are deflected two-dimensionally via an optical deflector and a galvanomirror and directed on the eye fundus to produce a fundus image on a display monitor. A pho... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6464694 | Laser-assisted liposuction method and apparatus A liposuction cannula having a source of aqueous solution, a laser source, and a suction source. Aqueous solution is released into an active area within the cannula, and laser energy is directed onto the aqueous solution within the active area to energize... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6454791 | Laser therapy for foot conditions A laser insole having one or many vertical cavity surface emitting lasers embedded therein may be worn by a patient and applied to an area of the foot. The device supplies the patient with a preprogrammed laser therapy regimen. A physician programs the de... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6450170 | Treatment of migraine, post-traumatic headache, tension-type headaches, atypical facial pain, cervical pain and muscle spasm A new method of treatment of migraine, tension-type headaches, post-traumatic headache, atypical facial pain as well as cervical pain and muscle spasm is presented, comprising the application of bursts of low power laser light to the area of intra-oral te... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6443946 | Apparatus for wrinkle removal 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 being selected to be absorbed by a ch... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443978 | Photomatrix device A device for the physiotherapeutic irradiation of spatially extensive pathologies by light with the help of a matrix of the sources of optical radiation such as lasers or light diodes placed on the surface of a substrate whose shape is adequate to the sha... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443976 | Methods for treating conditions and illnesses associated with abnormal vasculature Use of radiation-absorbing dyes (e.g., indocyanine green (ICG), fluorescein, rose bengal) and photodynamic dyes (e.g., hematoporphyrins, aminolevulinic acids, porphyrins, merocyanines, porphycenes, porfimer sodium, verteporfin, Photofrin II, PH-10, chlori... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6443945 | Laser assisted pharmaceutical delivery and fluid removal The present invention provides improved devices for pharmaceutical delivery and fluid removal using laser ablation or alteration. These devices have marking means for marking the ablation or alteration site, the area around the site, or the site and the a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6436127 | 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... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6428531 | Photoacoustic removal of occlusions from blood vessels Partial or total occlusions of fluid passages within the human body are removed by positioning an array of optical fibers in the passage and directing treatment radiation pulses along the fibers, one at a time, to generate a shock wave and hydrodynamics f... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425873 | Irradiation enhanced permeation and collection The present invention provides a method of collecting biomolecules via permeation through the skin of a subject, by energizing the stratum corneum in conjunction with various collection means including gels and dressing materials. Permeability enhancement... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6425860 | Therapeutic and diagnostic method and apparatus A method for treating a patient comprises selecting a zone of a patient's iris to be treated, monitoring the patient's eye to determine a position of the selected zone, and, in accordance with the determined position of the zone, directing energy of a pre... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6423055 | Phototherapeutic wave guide apparatus Methods and apparatus are disclosed for forming annular lesions in tissue. The methods include introduction of an optical apparatus proximate to a tissue site, via, for example, a catheter. The optical apparatus includes a pattern-forming optical wave gui... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6419642 | Irradiation enhanced permeation and delivery The present invention provides a method of delivering substances for permeation through the skin of a subject, by energizing the stratum corneum in conjunction with various delivery means including gels and patches. Permeability enhancement or reduced ele... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6416531 | Application of light at plural treatment sites within a tumor to increase the efficacy of light therapy Light is administered during photodynamic therapy (PDT) for an extended period of time at a plurality of sites distributed within the abnormal tissue of a tumor. A clinical study has shown that a substantially greater volume of abnormal tissue in a tumor ... | 07/09/2002 |
