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6254596 |
Solid state source for generating intense light for photomedicine
This invention teaches an optical source (10) for performing photomedicine. The optical source includes a Nd:YLF laser (12) having an output providing light having a wavelength of 1.053...
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6251100 |
Laser assisted topical anesthetic permeation
The present invention provides an improved method of administering a pharmaceutical composition, such as an anesthetic through the skin of a patient without the use of a sharp or needle. This...
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6248103 |
Apparatus and method for dynamic cooling of biological tissues for thermal mediated surgery using long laser pulses
A method for performing laser treatment of biological tissues is performed by cooling a selected portion of the biological tissue for a predetermined first time period to establish a predetermined...
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6245060 |
Removal of stratum corneum by means of light
A method for increasing the permeability of the stratum corneum by means of a source of light, preferably a laser, more preferably a pulsed laser. By increasing the permeability of the stratum...
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6238424 |
Device for external treatment with pulsating light of high duty cycle
Apparatus for external medical treatment with light. A light-emitting device is provided that is adapted to be held in close proximity to the body of an individual and that includes light-emitting...
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6238425 |
Device for external medical treatment with monochromatic light
Apparatus for external medical treatment with the aid of light. A light-emitting device is provided that includes light-emitting diodes or corresponding elements and is adapted to emit...
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6235016 |
Method of reducing sebum production by application of pulsed light
A method of reducing sebum production in human skin, used primarily for cosmetic purposes, including the prevention of acne vulgaris, comprising the use of pulsed light having a wavelength, if...
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6235017 |
Device for ablation of material by means of laser radiation
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6235015 |
Method and apparatus for selective hair depilation using a scanned beam of light at 600 to 1000 nm
An apparatus and method for hair depilation using a beam of light, preferably a scanned continuous output diode laser beam, operating primarily in a range of wavelengths from 650-1000 nanometers is...
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6231593 |
Patch, controller, and method for the photodynamic therapy of a dermal lesion
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6228074 |
Multiple pulse photo-epilator
Method and apparatus to cause the cessation of hair growth on a specific area of the body. The area is exposed to a particular pattern of multiple wavelength light generated by flashlamps which are...
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6221095 |
Method and apparatus for photon therapy
A photon therapy unit implement has a flexible head for conforming to a body part to be treated. The head has a thermally conductive backing to remove heat form the treatment area. The operation of...
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6221068 |
Method for welding tissue
Radiation is delivered to a wound in a series of sufficiently short pulses, with adequate cooling between individual pulses, to produce cumulative thermal denaturation and welding of the skin edges...
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6217572 |
Apparatus and method employing lasers for removal of hair
A laser apparatus and method for permanently removing a plurality of hair follicles from the skin of a patient. The laser apparatus includes a housing having first and second lasers contained...
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6214034 |
Method of selective photothermolysis
A method and apparatus for selective photothermolysis of a target tissue within surrounding tissue. The target and the surrounding tissue are heated to a predetermined temperature of about 60° C....
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6210426 |
Optical radiation treatment for prevention of surgical scars
A method for the prevention of a scar on the skin of a patient after the beginning healing of a wound or surgical site on that patient. The method comprises the steps of providing an optical...
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6200309 |
Photodynamic therapy system and method using a phased array raman laser amplifier
System and method for photodynamic therapy using a phased array Raman laser amplifier including a beam generator for generating a fundamental laser beam and a Raman seed frequency laser beam, and a...
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6200332 |
Device and method for underskin laser treatments
A device and method for underskin laser treatment that is minimally invasive, versatile and precise, that allows for underskin laser treatment with only minimal insertions into the area of...
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6197020 |
Laser apparatus for subsurface cutaneous treatment
A laser apparatus for selective photocoagulation of subsurface skin (dermis) for the purpose of increasing skin tone, reducing wrinkles, removing hair, removing tattoos or treating varicose veins...
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6190377 |
Method and apparatus for predictive beam energy control in laser surgery
A method and apparatus is disclosed for predicting an effective and safe laser light energy range for sub-epidermal laser surgery. The method is especially useful in controlling beam energy during...
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6187001 |
Apparatus and method for removing hair
An apparatus and method for removing hairs from a region of skin, the apparatus including: a housing having an opening therein, the housing forming a cavity enclosing a volume of air when the...
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6176854 |
Percutaneous laser treatment
A method of percutaneous and subcutaneous laser treatment of the tissue of a patient is provided. The tip of an optical fiber is passed through the skin, advanced through the tissue subcutaneously...
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6171301 |
Apparatus and method for dynamic cooling of biological tissues for thermal mediated surgery
Dynamically cooling the epidermis of a port wine stain patient undergoing laser therapy permits maximization of the thermal damage to the port wine stain while at the same time minimizing...
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6171332 |
Light source
A cosmetic method of treatment of dermatological conditions, particularly portwine stains, tattoos or psoriasis, which includes irradiating the affected area with an incoherent high intensity...
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6171331 |
Method of treating of pathological tissues and device to effect the same
The disclosed device is used to treat pathological tissues with a noncoherent emission. The device includes an emitter precalibrated to provide a required emission power density. The emitter...
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6171302 |
Apparatus and method including a handpiece for synchronizing the pulsing of a light source
The present application discloses an apparatus and a method for synchronizing the activation of a light source with the position of a hand piece on a surface and for providing a substantially...
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6168590 |
Method for permanent hair removal
A method for permanently removing hair utilizes the hair shaft and hair ducts to transmit light into the tissue sustaining the hair follicle, thereby permanently destroying or modifying the tissue...
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6162211 |
Skin enhancement using laser light
Methods of applying laser light to the skin, and apparatus therefor, include methods for removing hair, for bleaching hair, for transdermal drug delivery, for sensing a body function, for skin...
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6162215 |
Cauterization treatment by infrared rays
An infrared rays cauterizing structure is composed of a base, locating devices, fixed cauterizers and a hand-held cauterizer. In light of locating devices, the cauterizers can be located in...
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6162218 |
Method and arrangement for photoablation
A method for photoablation in the field of dermatological medicine and to an arrangement for carrying out this method is disclosed in which the laser radiation and the outlet channel for the laser...
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6162212 |
Optimal procedure for performing a hair removal
A method for determining an optimal plan of sessions for hair removal treatment. The method includes the steps of receiving information about a hair growth cycle duration of a person to be treated,...
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6156028 |
Method and apparatus for therapeutic laser treatment of wounds
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...
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6152917 |
Hair removal device
A device for inhibiting growth of unwanted hair. A light-absorbing contaminant applied to the surface of a section of skin so that some of the contaminant infiltrates hair ducts is placed in spaced...
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6149644 |
Method and apparatus for epidermal treatment with computer controlled moving focused infrared light
A method and apparatus for treating the epidermis with actinic light includes a solid state diode system with a continuous output. The light beam is generated by either a high power light emitting...
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6142939 |
Microporation of human skin for drug delivery and monitoring applications
A method of enhancing the permeability of the skin to an analyte for diagnostic purposes or to a drug for therapeutic purposes is described utilizing microporation and optionally sonic energy and a...
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6135994 |
Surgical method
A surgical method comprises successively orienting an ultrasound transmitter (30) to transmit ultrasound from multiple locations (65) adjacent the skin (32) surface and at each of the multiple...
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6134475 |
Therapeutic device
A therapeutic device utilizes a flexible circuit board for generating heat in localized dermal areas. A source of power such as a battery is operably connected to the flexible circuit board. A...
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6126655 |
Apparatus and method for selective laser-induced heating of biological tissue
The invention features a probe for selectively delivering laser radiation to a first tissue having a first index of refraction relative to a second tissue having a second index of refraction less...
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6106514 |
Laser method for subsurface cutaneous treatment
A laser method for delivery of pulsed infrared laser energy to a predetermined depth below the surface of the epidermis is disclosed. The method can be used to increase skin tone and reduce...
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6104959 |
Method and apparatus for treating subcutaneous histological features
A system and method for treating subcutaneous histological features without affecting adjacent tissues adversely employs microwave energy of selected power, frequency and duration to penetrate...
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6090101 |
Method and apparatus for permanent hair removal
A permanent hair removal method includes the steps of preparing the surface of the skin, including the removal of excess hair and the application of suitable cleansers and degreasers. Alkaline...
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6086580 |
Laser treatment/ablation of skin tissue
Mammalian skin is treated and advantageously smoothed, for example to remove wrinkles, lines, warts and scars therefrom, by topically applying thereto a composition which comprises at least one...
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6083217 |
Destruction for unwanted tissue by deep laser heating of water
A process for destroying relatively deep formations of unwanted sub-epidermal tissue by heating water in the formations with a laser to denature proteins therein. In an exemplary embodiment, a...
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6080146 |
Method and apparatus for hair removal
A method and apparatus for the removal of, and at least inhibiting the regrowth of, unwanted hair by applying optical radiation to the follicle, including the hair shaft therein, of an energy, a...
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6080147 |
Method of employing a flashlamp for removal of hair, veins and capillaries
A method of removing hair or blood vessels from the skin of a patient using a flashlamp, a sequence control device and an optical delivery system, and includes the steps of controlling the...
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6074385 |
Hair follicle devitalization by induced heating of magnetically susceptible particles
Apparatus, methods, materials and systems for devitalizing hair follicles are disclosed in which magnetically susceptible particles are applied to a skin segment in a manner whereby the particles...
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6063074 |
Hair removal using a contaminant matched to a laser
A device and process for the permanent removal of unwanted human hair. Hair on a section of skin is contaminated with a substance having high absorption of a frequency band of light. The skin is...
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6063108 |
Method and apparatus for localized low energy photon therapy (LEPT)
An 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...
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6059820 |
Tissue cooling rod for laser surgery
A laser treatment device and process with controlled cooling. The device contains a rod with high heat conduction properties, which is transparent to the laser beam. A surface of the rod is held in...
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6050990 |
Methods and devices for inhibiting hair growth and related skin treatments
Methods of applying laser light to the skin, and apparatus therefor, include methods for removing hair, for synchronizing hair growth, for stimulating hair growth, for treating Herpes virus, for...
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