Patent · US Expired

Cooling apparatus for cutaneous treatment employing a laser and method for operating same

US5868732A · kind A · utility

84Cited by
11References
12Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 9, 1996
Grant dateFeb 9, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 9, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/395
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus and method for tracking the operation of a light beam, preferably a laser light beam, which operates to treat the skin of the patient. The apparatus includes plurality of markings in accordance with the light beam impinges on the locations to be treated. The apparatus including the plurality of markings may be a cooling apparatus which also cools the skin during the treatment.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.