Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090012511 | SURGICAL WAVEGUIDE - A surgical probe is disclosed which includes a stiff treatment waveguide extending between a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted for connection to a handpiece, the second end being adapted for insertion through an incision into an area of tissue. The treatment waveguide in configured to receive treatment light from the handpiece at the first end, transmit the light to the second end, and emit the light from the second end into a portion of the tissue proximal the second end. The treatment waveguide is adapted to penetrate through a portion of the area of tissue in response to pressure applied to the handpiece. | 01-08-2009 |
20090018531 | COAXIAL SUCTION SYSTEM FOR LASER LIPOLYSIS - A surgical probe apparatus is disclosed including a handpiece which includes an optical system configured to deliver therapeutic light to provide treatment of an area of tissue; and at least one suction port configured to remove a byproduct of the treatment from the area of tissue in response to an applied vacuum. | 01-15-2009 |
20090024023 | THERMAL SURGICAL MONITORING - An apparatus is disclosed for monitoring a thermal surgical procedure including a thermal camera for monitoring temperature at a plurality of locations within at least a portion of a surgical field undergoing thermal surgical treatment and generating a series of thermal images based on said monitoring, a processor for processing the thermal images, and a display for displaying, in real time, a series of display images indicative of temperature at the plurality of positions. | 01-22-2009 |
20090076488 | THERMAL SURGERY SAFETY SUITE - A laser surgical method is disclosed including: providing a laser surgical device including a handpiece including: an optical delivery component that transmits laser energy from a source to a treatment volume; and an accelerometer configured to provide information indicative of the position of the handpiece. The method includes using the handpiece to transmit laser energy from the source to a plurality of positions within the treatment volume; using the accelerometer, providing information indicative of the position of the handpiece; determining information indicative of an amount of energy delivered at each of the plurality of positions within the treatment volume based on the information indicative of the position of the handpiece, and displaying a graphical representation indicative of the amount of energy delivered at each of the plurality of positions within the treatment volume. | 03-19-2009 |
20090076489 | THERMAL SURGERY SAFETY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A laser surgical method is disclosed including: providing a laser surgical device including a handpiece including: an optical delivery component that transmits laser energy from a source to a treatment volume; and an accelerometer configured to provide information indicative of the position of the handpiece. The method includes using the handpiece to transmit laser energy from the source to a plurality of positions within the treatment volume; using the accelerometer, providing information indicative of the position of the handpiece; determining information indicative of an amount of energy delivered at each of the plurality of positions within the treatment volume based on the information indicative of the position of the handpiece, and displaying a graphical representation indicative of the amount of energy delivered at each of the plurality of positions within the treatment volume. | 03-19-2009 |
20090292277 | PICOSECOND LASER APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ITS OPERATION AND USE - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator. | 11-26-2009 |
20100195680 | PICOSECOND LASER APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ITS OPERATION AND USE - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator. | 08-05-2010 |
20110264083 | COAXIAL SUCTION SYSTEM FOR LASER LIPOLYSIS - A surgical probe apparatus is disclosed including a handpiece which includes an optical system configured to deliver therapeutic light to provide treatment of an area of tissue; and at least one suction port configured to remove a byproduct of the treatment from the area of tissue in response to an applied vacuum. | 10-27-2011 |
20120022510 | THERMAL SURGERY SAFETY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A laser surgical method is disclosed including: providing a laser surgical device including a handpiece including: an optical delivery component that transmits laser energy from a source to a treatment volume; and an accelerometer configured to provide information indicative of the position of the handpiece. The method includes using the handpiece to transmit laser energy from the source to a plurality of positions within the treatment volume; using the accelerometer, providing information indicative of the position of the handpiece; determining information indicative of an amount of energy delivered at each of the plurality of positions within the treatment volume based on the information indicative of the position of the handpiece, and displaying a graphical representation indicative of the amount of energy delivered at each of the plurality of positions within the treatment volume. | 01-26-2012 |
20120046653 | PULSED THERAPEUTIC LIGHT SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one aspect, a method is disclosed of delivering therapeutic light to a treatment region to effect heating in the treatment region. The method includes providing a light emitting diode and driving the light emitting diode to generate therapeutic light during a pulse period. The method further includes directing the therapeutic light to the treatment region at an average power density of about 200 W/cm | 02-23-2012 |
20120253222 | THERMAL SURGICAL MONITORING - An apparatus is disclosed for monitoring a thermal surgical procedure including a thermal camera for monitoring temperature at a plurality of locations within at least a portion of a surgical field undergoing thermal surgical treatment and generating a series of thermal images based on said monitoring, a processor for processing the thermal images, and a display for displaying, in real time, a series of display images indicative of temperature at the plurality of positions. | 10-04-2012 |