INTERNET CONNECTED DERMATOLOGICAL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS

• US 20150230863A1
• Filed: 02/18/2015
• Published: 08/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Channel Investments, LLC
• Original Assignee: TRIA Beauty Incorporated (Channel Investments, LLC)
• Inventors: Youngquist, David, Island, Tobin C., Liu, Harvey I-Heng, Beale, John P.
• Granted Patent: US 10,045,820 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/203 applying laser energy to the outside of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00452 Skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/0047 Upper parts of the skin, e.g. skin peeling or treatment of wrinkles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00642 with feedback, i.e. closed loop control
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/202 Laser enclosed in a hand-piece
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/20351 Scanning mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/20361 with redirecting based on sensed condition, e.g. tissue analysis or tissue movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/205547 Controller with specific architecture or programmatic algorithm for directing scan path, spot size or shape, or spot intensity, fluence or irradiance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/208 with multiple treatment beams not sharing a common path, e.g. non-axial or parallel
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0456 Apparatus provided with a docking unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0462 Apparatus with built-in sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0468 Built-in electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0214 Capacitive electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0247 Pressure sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0271 Thermal or temperature sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0626 Monitoring, verifying, controlling systems and methods
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0644 Handheld applicators
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0616 Skin treatment other than tanning
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Y 10/60 : Healthcare; Welfare
• CPC Class Codes: G16Y 20/40 : relating to personal data, e.g. biometric data, records or preferences

Abstract

A dermatological treatment and analysis system includes a handheld treatment device having a handheld body, a treatment radiation source that delivers a dermatological treatment to the skin, and skin sensor(s) configured to generate signals indicative of one or more skin properties. A wireless transmitter is integrated in the handheld treatment device or in a docking/charging station that receives the handheld treatment device. The wireless transmitter is configured to receive skin-related data comprising the signals from the at least one skin sensor and/or information derived from such signals, and to wirelessly transmit the received skin-related data for analysis of the skin-related data by a remote data analysis system, which may analyze the received skin-related data to generate skin analysis data, and communicate the skin analysis data as feedback to the user of the handheld treatment device, e.g., via a website or application hosted on an internet-connected device of the user.

Claims

1. A dermatological treatment and analysis system, comprising:

a handheld treatment device, comprising;

a handheld body;

a treatment radiation source housed in the handheld body;

electronics configured to control the treatment radiation source to deliver radiation to the skin to provide a dermatological treatment;

at least one skin sensor housed or integrated in the handheld body and configured to generate signals indicative of one or more properties of the skin; and

a wireless transmitter integrated in the handheld treatment device or in a docking station or charging station configured to physically receive handheld treatment device, wherein the wireless transmitter is configured to receive skin-related data comprising the signals from the at least one skin sensor and/or information derived from such signals, and to wirelessly transmit the received skin-related data for remote analysis of the skin-related data.

2. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 1, further comprising a remote data analysis system configured to:

receive the skin-related data transmitted by the wireless transmitter via a communications network;

analyze the received skin-related data to generate skin analysis data; and

communicate the skin analysis data to a user via the communications network.

3. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 2, wherein the remote data analysis system is configured to:

identify previously received skin-related data associated with the same treatment device or user as the currently received skin-related data;

analyze the currently received skin-related data and previously received skin-related data to generate skin-related trend data associated with the treatment device or user, the skin-related trend data indicating trends in one or more skin-related parameter over time; and

communicate the skin-related trend data to the user via the communications network.

4. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 2, wherein the remote data analysis system is configured to:

identify previously received device usage data associated with the same treatment device or user as the currently received device usage data;

analyze the currently received device usage data and previously received device usage data to generate device usage trend data associated with the treatment device or user, the device usage trend data indicating trends in the usage of the treatment device over time; and

communicate the device usage trend data to the user via the communications network.

5. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 2, wherein:

the handheld treatment device further includes electronics configured to generate device usage data related to the usage of the handheld treatment device by a user;

the wireless transmitter is further configured to wirelessly transmit the device usage data to the communications network; and

the remote data analysis system configured to;

receive the device usage data transmitted by the wireless transmitter via the communications network;

analyze the received device usage data to generate device usage analysis data;

communicate the device usage analysis data to the user via the communications network.

6. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 2, further comprising a user device comprising a display and configured to:

receive the skin analysis data transmitted by the remote data analysis system via the communications network; and

display the skin analysis data to a user via the display.

7. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 6, wherein the handheld treatment device, remote data analysis system, and user device are configured to cooperate such that the skin analysis data is displayable via the user device in real time or substantially in real time (a) during a treatment session using the handheld treatment device, or (b) upon the completion of a treatment session using the handheld treatment device.

8. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 6, wherein the handheld treatment device, remote data analysis system, and user device are configured to cooperate such that the skin analysis data is displayable via the user device in real time or substantially in real time upon a docking of the handheld treatment device in a docking station or charging station.

9. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 6, wherein the handheld treatment device, remote data analysis system, and user device are configured to cooperate such that the device usage analysis data is displayable via the user device in real time or substantially in real time (a) during a treatment session using the handheld treatment device, (b) upon the completion of a treatment session using the handheld treatment device, or (c) in an embodiment in which the wireless transmitter is provided in a docking station or charging station, upon the handheld treatment device being removably connected to the docking station or charging station.

10. A dermatological treatment and analysis system, comprising:

a handheld treatment device, comprising;

a handheld body;

a treatment radiation source housed in the handheld body;

electronics configured to control the treatment radiation source to deliver radiation to the skin to provide a dermatological treatment;

at least one skin sensor housed or integrated in the handheld body and configured to generate signals indicative of one or more properties of the skin;

a wireless transmitter configured to receive skin-related data comprising the signals from the at least one skin sensor and/or information derived from such signals, and to wirelessly transmit the received data to a communications network;

a remote data analysis system configured to;

receive the skin-related data transmitted by the wireless transmitter via the communications network;

analyze the received skin-related data to generate skin analysis data; and

communicate the skin analysis data to a user via the communications network.

11. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 10, further comprising a user device comprising a display and configured to:

receive the skin analysis data transmitted by the remote data analysis system via the communications network; and

display the skin analysis data to a user via the display.

12. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 10, wherein the wireless transmitter is integrated in the handheld treatment device.

13. The dermatological treatment and analysis system of claim 10, wherein the wireless transmitter is provided in a docking station or charging station to which the handheld treatment device can be temporarily and removably connected.