COHERENT IMAGING FIBER BASED HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable device for photo-inducing damage to cellular structures for hair removal, the device comprising:
- a hand piece provided with a coherent imaging fiber bundle, a plurality of optical switches, a plurality of multimode optical fibers, capillary tubing for transporting coolant and an imaging lens; and
an umbilical cord connecting to the hand piece.
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Abstract
A photoepilation device including a compact hand piece applicator and a portable electronics module for use in a non-medical setting. The hand piece, which contains no electrical signals, allows the user to focus on individual hair follicles by observing a magnified image provided on a semiconductor display. The image from the hand piece is transported to a remote CCD through a coherent imaging fiber, which also delivers the therapeutic energy pulse from a remotely located source to the localized target. Destruction of pluripotential follicular stems cells found in the hair bulb and bulge regions is possible via a single low power laser diode. Control of pulse width and spot size attains a range of fluence levels up to 85 J·cm−2.
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18 Claims
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1. A portable device for photo-inducing damage to cellular structures for hair removal, the device comprising:
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a hand piece provided with a coherent imaging fiber bundle, a plurality of optical switches, a plurality of multimode optical fibers, capillary tubing for transporting coolant and an imaging lens; and an umbilical cord connecting to the hand piece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable device for projecting two-dimensional spatial patterns to a treatment area, the device comprising:
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a hand piece that includes a coherent imaging fiber bundle, a plurality of optical switches, a plurality of multimode optical fibers, capillary tubing for transporting coolant and an imaging lens; an umbilical cord connecting to the hand piece; and an optical system for generating the two-dimensional spatial pattern and projecting the pattern onto an end-face of fibers of the coherent imaging fiber bundle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An automated device for treating large target areas, the device comprising:
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a robotic platform; a miniaturized treatment hand piece; and an umbilical cord connecting the hand piece to a control module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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