APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDICALLY TREATING A TATTOO
First Claim
1. Apparatus for medically treating a tattoo of a patient comprising a scanned:
- light beam unit, wherein the scanned light beam unit includes a light beam source assembly, a scanner, at least one light detector, and a controller, wherein the light beam source assembly is adapted to emit light pulses at different wavelengths, wherein the controller is operatively connected to the light beam source assembly and the scanner, and wherein the controller is adapted;
to control the scanned light beam unit to illuminate a first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo using the light beam source assembly at different wavelengths and at relatively low power;
to use the at-least-one light detector to detect a least-reflecting wavelength of the illumination of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo; and
to control the scanned light beam unit to medically treat the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo using the light beam source assembly at a wavelength substantially equal to the least-reflecting wavelength of the illumination of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo and at relatively high power to at least reduce the pigmentation of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo.
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Abstract
Apparatus for medically treating a tattoo includes a scanned light beam unit having a light beam source assembly adapted to emit light pulses at different wavelengths, a scanner, light detector(s), and a controller operatively connected to the light beam source assembly and the scanner. The controller is adapted: to control the scanned light beam unit to illuminate a first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo using the light beam source assembly at different wavelengths and at relatively low power; to use the light detector(s) to detect a least-reflecting wavelength of the illumination of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo; and to control the scanned light beam unit to medically treat the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo using the light beam source assembly at a wavelength substantially equal to the least-reflecting wavelength and at relatively high power. A method is disclosed for medically treating a tattoo which uses the apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus for medically treating a tattoo of a patient comprising a scanned:
- light beam unit, wherein the scanned light beam unit includes a light beam source assembly, a scanner, at least one light detector, and a controller, wherein the light beam source assembly is adapted to emit light pulses at different wavelengths, wherein the controller is operatively connected to the light beam source assembly and the scanner, and wherein the controller is adapted;
to control the scanned light beam unit to illuminate a first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo using the light beam source assembly at different wavelengths and at relatively low power; to use the at-least-one light detector to detect a least-reflecting wavelength of the illumination of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo; and to control the scanned light beam unit to medically treat the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo using the light beam source assembly at a wavelength substantially equal to the least-reflecting wavelength of the illumination of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo and at relatively high power to at least reduce the pigmentation of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- light beam unit, wherein the scanned light beam unit includes a light beam source assembly, a scanner, at least one light detector, and a controller, wherein the light beam source assembly is adapted to emit light pulses at different wavelengths, wherein the controller is operatively connected to the light beam source assembly and the scanner, and wherein the controller is adapted;
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10. A method for medically treating a tattoo of a patient comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining a scanned light beam unit, wherein the scanned light beam unit includes a light beam source assembly, a scanner, at least one light detector, and a controller, wherein the light beam source assembly is adapted to emit light pulses at different wavelengths, and wherein the controller is operatively connected to the light beam source assembly and the scanner; b) having the controller control the scanned light beam unit to illuminate a first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo using the light beam source assembly at different wavelengths and at relatively low power; c) having the controller use the at-least-one light detector to detect a least-reflecting wavelength of the illumination of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo; and d) having the controller control the scanned light beam unit to medically treat the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo using the light beam source assembly at a wavelength substantially equal to the least-reflecting wavelength of the illumination of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo and at relatively high power to at least reduce the pigmentation of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. Apparatus for medically treating a tattoo of a patient comprising a scanned laser beam unit, wherein the scanned laser beam unit is a medical-imaging-and-treatment scanned laser beam unit, wherein the scanned laser beam unit includes a laser beam source assembly, a scanner, at least one light detector, and a controller, wherein the laser beam source assembly is adapted to emit laser light pulses at different wavelengths, wherein the controller is operatively connected to the laser beam source assembly and the scanner, and wherein the controller is adapted:
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to control the scanned laser beam unit to illuminate a first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo using the laser beam source assembly at different wavelengths and at relatively low power; to use the at-least-one light detector to detect a least-reflecting wavelength of the illumination of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo; and to control the scanned laser beam unit to medically treat the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo using the laser beam source assembly at a wavelength substantially equal to the least-reflecting wavelength of the illumination of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo and at relatively high power to at least reduce the pigmentation of the first light-pulse-sized region of the tattoo. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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