Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for laser treatment using non-uniform output beam
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Application No.: US13685199Application Date: 2012-11-26
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Publication No.: US10434324B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Mirko Georgiev Mirkov , Rafael Armando Sierra , George E. S. Cho
- Applicant: Cynosure, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Westford
- Assignee: Cynosure, LLC
- Current Assignee: Cynosure, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Westford
- Agency: K&L Gates LLP
- Main IPC: A61B18/20
- IPC: A61B18/20 ; A61N5/06 ; G02B5/18 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/22

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for treatment, such as skin rejuvenation treatment, use non-uniform laser radiation. A high-intensity portion of the laser radiation causes collagen destruction and shrinkage within select portions of the treatment area, while a lower-intensity portion of the radiation causes fibroblast stimulation leading to collagen production across other portions of the treatment area. An output beam from a laser source, such as an Nd:YAG laser, is coupled into an optical system that modifies the beam to provide a large-diameter beam having a nonuniform energy profile, comprised of a plurality of high-intensity zones surrounded by lower-intensity zones within the treatment beam. The higher-intensity zones heat select portions of the target tissue to temperatures sufficient for a first treatment (e.g. collagen shrinkage), while the lower-intensity zones provide sufficient energy for a second treatment (e.g. stimulated collagen production).
Public/Granted literature
- US20130178917A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LASER TREATMENT USING NON-UNIFORM OUTPUT BEAM Public/Granted day:2013-07-11
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