Radiation-Based Dermatological Devices and Methods
First Claim
1. A self-contained, hand-held device for providing laser-based dermatological treatments, the device comprising:
- a device body configured to be handheld by a user;
a laser supported in the device body, the laser including a laser beam source configured to emit a laser beam;
an application end configured to be manually moved across the skin during a treatment session;
electronics configured to control the laser beam source to deliver the laser beam to the skin at a delivered radiation intensity at the skin sufficient to provide an effective dermatological treatment;
wherein the device includes no optics downstream of the laser beam source; and
wherein the laser beam emitted from the application end of the device meets the Class 1M or better eye safety classification per the IEC 60825-1.
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Abstract
A self-contained, hand-held device for providing radiation-based dermatological treatments includes a device body configured to be handheld by a user; a laser supported in the device body, the laser including a laser beam source configured to emit a laser beam; an application end configured to be manually moved across the skin during a treatment session; and electronics configured to control the laser beam source to deliver the laser beam to the skin at a delivered radiation intensity at the skin sufficient to provide an effective dermatological treatment. The device may exclude any optics downstream of the laser beam source, and may provide Class 1M or better eye safety classification per the IEC 60825-1 Class 1M AEL (Accessible Emission Limit) specification
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22 Claims
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1. A self-contained, hand-held device for providing laser-based dermatological treatments, the device comprising:
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a device body configured to be handheld by a user; a laser supported in the device body, the laser including a laser beam source configured to emit a laser beam; an application end configured to be manually moved across the skin during a treatment session; electronics configured to control the laser beam source to deliver the laser beam to the skin at a delivered radiation intensity at the skin sufficient to provide an effective dermatological treatment; wherein the device includes no optics downstream of the laser beam source; and wherein the laser beam emitted from the application end of the device meets the Class 1M or better eye safety classification per the IEC 60825-1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A self-contained, hand-held device for providing laser-based dermatological treatments, the device comprising:
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a device body configured to be handheld by a user; a laser supported in the device body, the laser including a laser beam source configured to emit a laser beam; an application end configured to be manually moved across the skin during a treatment session; electronics configured to pulse the laser during the treatment session such that the laser beam source emits a sequence of pulsed laser beams; and wherein each pulsed laser beam has the same, fixed propagation path with respect to the device body; and wherein the radiation of the pulsed laser beams emitted from the application end of the device meets the Class 1M or better eye safety classification per the IEC 60825-1.
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20. A self-contained, hand-held device for providing a laser-based fractional treatment in the skin, the device comprising:
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a device body configured to be handheld by a user; a laser supported in the device body, the laser including a laser beam source configured to emit a laser beam; an application end configured to be manually moved across the skin during a treatment session; electronics programmed to pulse the laser during the treatment session such that the laser beam source emits a sequence of pulsed laser beams to the skin to generate an array of treatment spots on the skin, wherein adjacent treatment spots generated on the skin are spaced apart from each other by areas of non-treated skin between the adjacent treatment spots; wherein the device includes no optics downstream of the laser beam source; and wherein the radiation of the pulsed laser beams emitted from the application end of the device meets the Class 1M or better eye safety classification per the IEC 60825-1.
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21. A self-contained, hand-held device for providing laser-based dermatological treatments, the device comprising:
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a device body configured to be handheld by a user; a laser supported in the device body, the laser including a laser beam source configured to emit a laser beam; an application end configured to be manually moved across the skin during a treatment session; electronics configured to control the laser beam source to deliver the laser beam to the skin at a delivered radiation intensity at the skin sufficient to provide an effective dermatological treatment; wherein the device includes no optics downstream of the laser beam source; and wherein the laser beam emitted from the application end of the device falls outside the IEC 60825-1 Class 1M eye safety classification by less than 50% of the difference to the next lower IEC 60825-1 classification threshold. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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