Skin treatment apparatus
First Claim
1. A skin treatment apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a handpiece with a source of skin treatment radiation configured to generate intense pulsed light radiation;
a control unit for controlling a variable radiation parameter of said intense pulsed light radiation generated from said source, wherein the variable radiation parameter includes one or more of a power, a pulse duration or a pulse frequency per activation, wherein the control unit is part of a separate handheld unit than the handpiece;
a base unit including a processor, the base unit having cradles configured to enable docking and undocking of the handpiece and the control unit therein;
a sensor on said control unit for sensing a skin parameter, wherein the skin parameter includes one or more of a skin tone, a skin layer thickness, a level of oiliness, or a skin blood parameter; and
an actuator for enabling a user to interface with said control unit;
wherein said control unit is configured to operate in a sensing mode when said control unit is undocked from said base unit, and, in the sensing mode;
said sensor is configured to sense the skin parameter, andwherein said control unit is configured to operate in a control mode when said control unit is docked to said base unit, and, in the control mode;
said control unit automatically transfers the skin parameter sensed by the sensor in the sensing mode to the processor of the base unit and selects a skin safety limit for the variable radiation parameter based on the sensed skin parameter;
said processor initiates the source to charge at the automatically selected skin safety limit of the variable radiation parameter; and
said actuator is configured to further permit changing the variable radiation parameter manually, but not beyond the automatically selected skin safety limit.
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Abstract
The apparatus includes a source of treatment radiation which is arranged to generate radiation at one of a plurality of radiation parameters (such as power levels), a control unit and a base unit. The control unit is arranged to removably dock with the base unit and includes a sensor which can sense one of a plurality of skin parameters, and an actuator for enabling a user to interface with the control unit. The control unit operates in a sensing mode, in which the control unit is undocked from the base unit to sense a parameter of skin to be treated (such as skin tone), and a control mode in which the control unit is docked to the docking unit and is arranged to select the power level of the radiation generated by the source.
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8 Claims
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1. A skin treatment apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a handpiece with a source of skin treatment radiation configured to generate intense pulsed light radiation; a control unit for controlling a variable radiation parameter of said intense pulsed light radiation generated from said source, wherein the variable radiation parameter includes one or more of a power, a pulse duration or a pulse frequency per activation, wherein the control unit is part of a separate handheld unit than the handpiece; a base unit including a processor, the base unit having cradles configured to enable docking and undocking of the handpiece and the control unit therein; a sensor on said control unit for sensing a skin parameter, wherein the skin parameter includes one or more of a skin tone, a skin layer thickness, a level of oiliness, or a skin blood parameter; and an actuator for enabling a user to interface with said control unit; wherein said control unit is configured to operate in a sensing mode when said control unit is undocked from said base unit, and, in the sensing mode; said sensor is configured to sense the skin parameter, and wherein said control unit is configured to operate in a control mode when said control unit is docked to said base unit, and, in the control mode; said control unit automatically transfers the skin parameter sensed by the sensor in the sensing mode to the processor of the base unit and selects a skin safety limit for the variable radiation parameter based on the sensed skin parameter; said processor initiates the source to charge at the automatically selected skin safety limit of the variable radiation parameter; and said actuator is configured to further permit changing the variable radiation parameter manually, but not beyond the automatically selected skin safety limit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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