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8185189 |
Investigation of body structures
A pulsed radiation beam is directed toward a body structure having a configuration or physical characteristic that changes over time, the radiation being pulsed at a pulse modulation frequency. A...
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8180444 |
Enhanced PhotoDynamic Therapy with immune system assist
A photodynamic therapy (PDT) method to treat primary sites of hyperproliferative tissue and induce long term, tumor specific immunity for regression and eradication of distant metastases is...
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8171937 |
Method and apparatus for precision working of material
A method for precise working of material, particularly organic tissue, comprises the step of providing laser pulses with a pulse length between 50 fs and 1 ps and with a pulse frequency from 50 kHz...
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8142422 |
Devices, systems and methods for diagnosing and treating sinusitis and other disorders of the ears, nose and/or throat
Sinusitis, enlarged nasal turbinates, tumors, infections, hearing disorders, allergic conditions, facial fractures and other disorders of the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using...
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8113209 |
Sub-dermal laser skin treatment
A method and system for skin tightening comprises a hollow cannula that contains an optical fiber connected to a laser source. The cannula is inserted subcutaneously into a patient so that the end...
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8109981 |
Optical therapies and devices
An optical therapy device for providing therapeutic light to a person's nasal cavity includes a body and at least one UV light source in or on the body. A distal end of the body is configured to be...
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8092446 |
Device and method for material processing by means of laser radiation
In a device for material processing by laser radiation, including a source of laser radiation emitting pulsed laser radiation for interaction with the material; optics focusing the pulsed...
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8088122 |
Optical ear infection treatment device and method
Optical ear infection treatment device and methods are described where an LED and optical light pipe are used to deliver the light from the LED to the middle ear of a patient to reduce bacterial...
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8083731 |
Apparatus and method for laser treatment of a biological material
An apparatus for laser processing of a material, in particular the eye cornea, emits on to the material a train (18′) of laser radiation pulses having a pulse duration in the femtosecond range. T...
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8080047 |
Light therapy device
A light therapy device for rhinitis treatment. The light therapy device includes a hollow tube body with a longitudinal axis, being dimensioned and configured to permit insertion into a nostril of...
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8074661 |
Method and apparatus for laser tissue ablation
A method and apparatus for ablating material. The material is preferably a heterogenous or composite material, such as animal tissue. A table top laser system can be employed in the invention....
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RE42594 |
Tissue cooling rod for laser surgery
A laser treatment device and process with controlled cooling. The device contains a cooling element with high heat conduction properties, which is transparent to the laser beam. A surface of the...
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7982169 |
Apparatus and method for detecting the focal position of an optical system and opthalmological treatment apparatus
An apparatus and a method are presented for detecting the focal position of an optical system (10) with a radiation source (12), a focusing imaging system (16), an at least partially reflective...
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7975702 |
System and method for laser lipolysis
A device and related method for the removal of subcutaneous adipose layers comprises a laser source; an optical fiber for conveying a laser beam emitted by the laser source; and a hollow cannula...
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7955366 |
Biostimulative illumination apparatus
A biostimulative illumination apparatus for treating patient tissues includes at least one light emitting diode which can generate at least one narrow-pulse focused wave band suitable to be used as...
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7938821 |
Apparatus and method for adjustable fractional optical dermatological treatment
A fractional treatment system can be configured with a laser wavelength that is selected such that absorption of the laser wavelength within the tissue increases as the tissue is heated by the...
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7921854 |
Endovenous laser treatment for varicose veins
Improved devices and methods for removing blood from a blood vessel in preparation for endovenous laser ablation are described. The improved methods include one or more of: placing the patient in...
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7891362 |
Methods for treating pigmentary and vascular abnormalities in a dermal region
A beam of radiation can be provided to treat a dermatological condition in a target region of skin. The beam of radiation can have a wavelength between about 700 nm and about 800 nm, a fluence...
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7814915 |
Aesthetic treatment for wrinkle reduction and rejuvenation
A dermatological treatment method includes directing laser energy having a wavelength of 2.79 μm onto skin. According to disclosed methods, the energy can function to ablate a first portion of ...
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7811281 |
Excimer laser catheter
A method and apparatus, of providing endovascular therapy. The steps include arranging optical fibers within a catheter, the catheter having a tip whose length is at least 1 cm and whose diameter...
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7806892 |
Tissue-retaining system for ultrasound medical treatment
An ultrasound medical treatment system includes an end effector insertable into a patient. The end effector includes a tissue-retaining device. The tissue-retaining device includes a first...
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7740018 |
Non-invasive laser treatment of large varices
The invention is directed to a method, a laser system, and a kit for non-invasive treatment and removal of varices. In particular the invention allows for non-invasive laser treatment of large...
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7727150 |
Systems and methods for determining organ wall mass by three-dimensional ultrasound
An ultrasound system and method to measure an organ wall weight and mass. When the organ is a bladder, a bladder weight (UEBW) is determined using three-dimensional ultrasound imaging that is...
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7717908 |
Method patterns for intrastromal refractive surgery
A method for performing intrastromal ophthalmic laser surgery requires Laser Induced Optical Breakdown (LIOB) of stromal tissue without compromising Bowman's capsule (membrane). In detail, the...
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7717905 |
Time-resolved scanning patterns for intrastromal surgery
A system and method for performing laser induced optical breakdown (LIOB) in corneal tissue of an eye requires calculating a pattern of focal spots. LIOB is then induced at a first focal spot, and...
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7717907 |
Method for intrastromal refractive surgery
A method for performing intrastromal ophthalmic laser surgery requires Laser Induced Optical Breakdown (LIOB) of stromal tissue without compromising Bowman's capsule (membrane). In detail, the...
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7703458 |
Methods and devices for non-ablative laser treatment of dermatologic conditions
The invention comprises a system and method for non-ablative laser treatment of dermatologic conditions. A laser energy is transmitted to an underlying target element in the skin. The target...
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7632264 |
Medical tools for dental treatments by means of a laser
A medical tool for dental treatments by means of a laser, the light guide of which runs in a hand piece. The light guide is provided with a laser module including power circuitry and a second laser...
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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...
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7535935 |
Spectroscopic catheter system with widely tunable source and method of operation
A laser system for a spectroscopic catheter system uses multiple semiconductor gain media having gain peaks at different wavelengths. The output from the gain media is preferably coupled into...
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7524316 |
Endovenous closure of varicose veins with mid infrared laser
This invention is an improved method and device for treating varicose veins 200 or the greater saphenous vein 202. The method comprises the use of infrared laser radiation in the region of 1.2 to...
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7494502 |
Alteration of the skin and nail for the prevention and treatment of skin and nail infections
The method of prevention and treatment of microbial infections that occur on, or just below, the skin and nails of a person consisting of applying a means to inactivate the microbes thus rendering...
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7494503 |
Method and apparatus for acne prevention
Disclosed is a system and method for treating and preventing skin disorders. More particularly, the disclosed invention is directed toward the prevention of acne and acne scarring by treating...
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7479136 |
Ophthalmic phototherapy treatment method
An ophthalmic phototherapy device (10) and associated phototherapy treatment method for promoting healing of damaged or diseased eye tissue. The ophthalmic phototherapy device (10) includes a light...
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7474919 |
Laser-based method and system for enhancing optical breakdown
An additive, preferably in the form of metal nanoparticles or nanodomains, greatly improves a laser-based method and system for inducing optical breakdown. The use of ultrashort laser pulses to...
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7452355 |
Method of laser coagulation of blood vessels
The invention provides laser methods for treatment and prophylaxis of hemangioma, phlebectasia and other vascular lesions. The methods increase the effectiveness of blood vessel coagulation while...
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7409954 |
Method for treatment of infections with ultraviolet laser light
A method and an apparatus for the treatment of either endo-cavital infections or abnormal surface tissue conditions, particularly destructive bacterial infections, post major invasive surgery...
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RE40403 |
Method for non-invasive wrinkle removal and skin treatment
A method for the treatment of wrinkles on human skin, by stimulating collagen growth beneath the epidermis layer, comprising the steps of: arranging a pulsed dye laser generator in light...
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7373254 |
Disinfestation of medical implants with radiation
The present invention relates to the process of selectively exposing matter to a specific wavelength of electromagnetic energy in sufficient flux density per wavelength to cause or promote a...
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7367342 |
Wound management systems and methods for using the same
In one aspect, a wound management system is provided. The wound management system includes a multi-lumen cannula adapted to be disposed in a wound site. The multi-lumen cannula includes (1) a fiber...
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7359601 |
Device and method for delivery of long wavelength laser energy to a tissue site
A laser energy delivery device is provided that is suitable for irradiating a body tissue with relatively long wavelength laser energy in the presence of an aqueous liquid without significant...
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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...
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7351241 |
Method and apparatus for precision working of material
A method for precise working of material, particularly organic tissue, comprises the step of providing laser pulses with a pulse length between 50 fs and 1 ps and with a pulse frequency from 50 kHz...
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7347552 |
Device for examining the anterior and the posterior segments of the eyeball
The invention is a device for examining the anterior and the posterior segments of the eyeball in a patient's eye, including a stereoscopic microscope system and an oscillating slit lamp disposed...
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7331953 |
Method and apparatus for dermatological treatment
The present invention provides improved methods and apparatus for skin treatment. The apparatus includes multiple sources of optical energy or several blades that are scanned along a region of skin...
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7329251 |
Laser treatment apparatus
A laser treatment apparatus for performing treatment by irradiating an affected part with a laser beam comprises: a laser source capable of emitting beams of a plurality of different wavelengths; a...
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7329252 |
Apparatus for laser depilation
An apparatus for laser depilation according to the present invention uses a semiconductor laser diode, which is controlled in respect of its energy level, thereby permitting an economical,...
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7276059 |
Treatment of skin disorders with UV light and cooling
Skin disorders such as, for example, atopic dermatitis, dyshidrosis, eczema, lichen planus, psoriasis, and vitiligo, are treated by applying high doses of ultraviolet light to diseased regions of a...
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7267673 |
System for treatment of acne skin condition using a narrow band light source
The acne treatment devices use an array of LEDs, which emit monochromatic light substantially at a wavelength of 405 nanometers, which is coincident with the peak absorbance of light by acne...
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7261729 |
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...
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