| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7438713 |
Scanning laser handpiece with shaped output beam |
October 21, 2008 |
| A method for delivering electromagnetic radiation onto tissue to be treated with the radiation includes delivering the radiation onto the tissue in a treatment-spot having a polygonal shape such as a rectangle or a hexagon. The polygonal shape is selected such that a region of the ti |
| 7263255 |
System, method and apparatus for providing uniform illumination |
August 28, 2007 |
| An apparatus and method may provide uniform illumination on the retina using scanned continuous wave laser sources by making use of waveguides with regular shaped cross sections. Some embodiments of the present invention may provide illumination uniformity for selected spots and/or w |
| 7009692 |
Arrangement for monitoring the power delivery of a photon channeling element |
March 7, 2006 |
| An arrangement for monitoring the power delivered by a photon channeling element including an integrating chamber to receive an output end of the photon channeling element and an optical surface positioned to reflect a portion of the laser-light exiting the photon channeling element at |
| 6951558 |
Scanning laser handpiece with shaped output beam |
October 4, 2005 |
| A scanning optical system for delivering electromagnetic radiation onto tissue to be treated is cooperative with a lightguide or optical fiber. Radiation to be delivered is provided by a source thereof via the optical fiber. The optical system includes an optical projection arrangement |
| 6887233 |
Scanning laser handpiece with shaped output beam |
May 3, 2005 |
| A method for delivering electromagnetic radiation onto tissue to be treated with the radiation includes delivering the radiation onto the tissue in a treatment-spot having a polygonal shape such as a rectangle or a hexagon. The polygonal shape is selected such that a region of the tissue |
| 6766187 |
Method for detecting coagulation in laser treatment of blood vessels |
July 20, 2004 |
| Onset of coagulation of blood in a blood vessel irradiated by electromagnetic radiation is detected by directing light at the blood vessel and monitoring the intensity of a portion of the light remitted from the blood vessel. An increase or decrease in the monitored light intensity i |
| 6758845 |
Automatic firing apparatus and methods for laser skin treatment over large areas |
July 6, 2004 |
| Laser skin treatment apparatus includes a handpiece for delivering laser-radiation pulses from a laser to an area of skin being treated. The area being treated is larger than an area treatable in a single firing of the laser. The larger area is treated by treating adjoining sub-areas |
| 6702838 |
Method of treating hypotrophic scars enlarged pores |
March 9, 2004 |
| Skin including hypotrophic scars is irradiated with laser radiation having a wavelength between about 525 and 550 nanometers. The irradiation is delivered at a fluence that stimulates wound healing responses without actually inflicting a wound. The wound healing properties promote growth |
| 6532244 |
Method and apparatus for providing a uniform beam from a laser-light-source |
March 11, 2003 |
| An illumination system includes a multimode diode-laser and two optical fibers. Light from the diode-laser is directed into the first optical fiber having a first core diameter. The light exits the first optical fiber and is directed by an optical system into a second optical fiber h |
| 6451010 |
Zoom handpiece for laser surgery |
September 17, 2002 |
| A handpiece for projecting laser radiation from a solid-state laser via an articulated arm to biological tissue being treated is disclosed. An optical system in the handpiece provides that the laser radiation is projected in a spot of selectively variable size at a fixed distance from |
| 6395000 |
High repetition rate erbium: YAG laser for tissue ablation |
May 28, 2002 |
| A medical laser system is disclosed for ablating biological material. The system includes an Erbium:YAG gain medium capable of generating a pulsed output having a wavelength of 2.9 microns. The laser is optimized to generate a pulsed output having a repetition rate of at least 50 hertz a |
| 6373866 |
Solid-state laser with composite prismatic gain-region |
April 16, 2002 |
| A slab laser includes a laser-resonator and a plurality of generally-triangular prismatic slabs of a solid-state gain-medium located in the resonator. The prismatic slabs are cooperatively arranged such that laser-light circulating in the laser-resonator follows a convoluted path thr |
| 6367629 |
Fiber management package |
April 9, 2002 |
| A package for storing a continuous length of optical fiber is formed from two mating portions. The mating portions are configured such that when joined they form an annular package including separate inside and outside concentric annular chambers. A circumferential slit around inside and |
| 6328733 |
Hand-held laser scanner |
December 11, 2001 |
| A surgical laser scanner having optics that scans a pulsed laser beam onto a target tissue is disclosed. The laser scanner has a lens and a scanning mirror or mirrors located upstream of the lens at a distance substantially equal to the focal length of the lens. The laser beam hits the s |
| 6282223 |
Asymmetrical laser-resonator having solid-state gain-medium symmetrically filled by resonator-mo |
August 28, 2001 |
| A laser includes an asymmetrical laser-resonator formed between a concave maximally-reflecting mirror and a plane output-coupling mirror. The laser-resonator includes a transversely optically-pumped gain-medium rod asymmetrically located in the laser-resonator closer to the output-co |
