Method and apparatus for treating skin using patterns of optical energy
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1. A dermatological apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of light source and optical pathway connections, wherein each light source in said plurality of light source and optical pathway connections is capable of delivering an optical beam through its connected optical pathway to a targeted portion of a human skin;
a control system to select and control said light sources to deliver a plurality of optical beams in a discontinuous pattern; and
a focusing element to focus the power of said delivered optical beams to a plurality of discrete treatment zones that are located up to 1.5 mm underneath an outer surface of said targeted portion, said discrete treatment zones having sizes in the range of 10 μ
m to 1000 μ
m.
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Abstract
A dermatological apparatus includes multiple light source and optical pathway connections. Each light source is capable of delivering an optical beam through its connected optical pathway to a targeted portion of a human skin. The dermatological apparatus also includes a control system to select and control the light sources to deliver multiple optical beams in a discontinuous pattern and a focusing element to focus the power of the delivered optical beams to multiple discrete treatment zones that are located up to 1.5 mm underneath an outer surface of the targeted portion. The discrete treatment zones have sizes in the range of 10 μm to 1000 μm.
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1. A dermatological apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of light source and optical pathway connections, wherein each light source in said plurality of light source and optical pathway connections is capable of delivering an optical beam through its connected optical pathway to a targeted portion of a human skin;
a control system to select and control said light sources to deliver a plurality of optical beams in a discontinuous pattern; and
a focusing element to focus the power of said delivered optical beams to a plurality of discrete treatment zones that are located up to 1.5 mm underneath an outer surface of said targeted portion, said discrete treatment zones having sizes in the range of 10 μ
m to 1000 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A dermatological apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of light source and optical pathway connections, wherein each light source in said plurality of light source and optical pathway connections is capable of delivering an optical beam through its connected optical pathway to an outer portion of a human skin;
a control system to select and control said light sources to deliver a plurality of optical beams in a discontinuous pattern; and
a focusing element to focus the power of said delivered optical beams to said outer portion to form a plurality of discrete holes distributed across said outer portion, said discrete holes having sizes in the range of 10 μ
m to 1000 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A dermatological apparatus comprising:
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an optical delivery system, said optical delivery system including an optical source, said optical source being configured to provide optical energy having a wavelength in the range of 400 nm to 20,000 nm; and
a focusing element optically coupled to said optical source, said focusing element being configured to direct said optical energy in a discontinuous pattern to a targeted portion of a skin. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A dermatological apparatus comprising:
an optical delivery system, said optical delivery system including an optical source; and
a focusing element optically coupled to said optical source, said focusing element being configured to direct optical energy from said optical source to a targeted portion of a skin, said focusing element including an optical lens having a numerical aperture in the range of 0.15 to 1.5, said optical lens being configured to focus said optical energy to a dermal layer of said targeted portion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A dermatological apparatus comprising:
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a housing sized for manipulation by a human hand;
an optical source located within said housing, said optical source being configured to provide optical energy; and
a focusing element coupled to said housing, said focusing element being configured to direct said optical energy to a targeted portion of a skin such that a plurality of treatment zones within said targeted portion are exposed to said optical energy, said treatment zones being separated from one another within said targeted portion. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A dermatological apparatus comprising:
an optical delivery system, said optical delivery system being configured to direct optical energy in a pattern to a targeted portion of a skin such that a plurality of discrete treatment zones within said targeted portion are exposed to said optical energy, said discrete treatment zones having sizes in the range of 10 μ
m to 1000 μ
m.- View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A method of treating a human skin, comprising:
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providing optical energy, said optical energy having optical parameters to produce a dermatological effect for a targeted portion of said human skin; and
directing said optical energy to said targeted portion such that a plurality of discrete treatment zones within said targeted portion are substantially simultaneously exposed to said optical energy. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A method of treating a human skin, comprising:
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providing optical energy; and
directing said optical energy to an outer portion of said human skin to form a plurality of discrete holes distributed across said outer portion, said discrete holes having sizes in the range of 10 μ
m to 1000 μ
m. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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