Method and apparatus for irradiating a surface with pulsed light
US11273319B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0659
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus irradiates a surface with at least one pulsed light beam emitted from an emission surface of an optical element. The at least one pulsed light beam comprises a plurality of pulses having a temporal pulsewidth in a range between about 0.1 millisecond and about 150 seconds. The at least one pulsed light beam has a beam cross-sectional area at the emission surface greater than about 2 cm2 and a time-averaged irradiance in a range between about 1 mW/cm2 and about 100W/cm2.
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