Dermatological Apparatus and Method
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Abstract
A dermatological laser apparatus in accordance with the present invention may comprise a plurality of laser light sources, a corresponding plurality of optical delivery pathways, and a focusing system. The dermatological laser apparatus may also comprise a control system for controlling the operation of the plurality of laser light sources to generate a broad range of therapeutic treatment patterns on or within a layer of skin.
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28 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A dermatological apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of light sources; a plurality of optical waveguides each having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each optical waveguide connected on a one-by-one basis to a respective one of said plurality of light sources wherein each light source in said plurality of light sources is capable of delivering a light beam through its connected optical waveguide to the distal end of said connected optical waveguide; a control means to select and control said plurality of light sources to deliver two or more of said light beams; and a focusing means positioned between the distal ends of the optical waveguides and a targeted portion of a human skin, the distal ends of the optical waveguides separated from the focusing means by varying distances so as to focus the power of said delivered light beams in a non-overlapping pattern at varying depths underneath a surface of said targeted portion of said human skin. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A dermatological laser apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of laser light sources; a plurality of optical waveguides each having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each optical waveguide coupled respectively on a one-by-one basis to said plurality of laser light sources wherein each laser light source in said plurality of laser light sources is capable of delivering a laser light beam through its connected optical waveguide to the distal end of said connected optical waveguide; a control system coupled electronically to said plurality of laser light sources for individually controlling the operation of each of said plurality of laser light sources to deliver two or more of said laser light beams; and at least one lens positioned between the distal ends of the optical waveguides and a targeted portion of a human skin, the distal ends of the optical waveguides separated from the at least one lens by varying distances so that the at least one lens focuses the laser light beams in a non-overlapping pattern at varying depths at desired tissue locations within an epidermis, dermis, and/or hypodermis layer of human skin. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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