Optical radiation treatment for enhancement of wound healing
US6692517B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/0047
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for the reduction in healing time for a wound on the skin of a mammalian patient. The method comprises the steps of providing an optical radiation apparatus with a handpiece communicating therewith, energyzing the optical radiation apparatus to provide a beam of light, and directing the light beam onto a wound or surgical site of a patient. The beam has a wavelength range of about 530 nm to 1000 nm and the beam has a fluence range of from 2 J/cm2 to 5 J/cm2. The beam is preferrably generated by a pulse dye laser apparatus.
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