Method and apparatus for providing facial rejuvenation treatments
US7083611B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M5/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus provides automatically controlled facial rejuvenation treatments and is comprised of a scanner for scanning a patient's face, a treatment robot, including a plurality of dermatological devices for treatment of facial skin, and a computer coupled to the scanner and robot for determining a treatment protocol of the patient's face based on a scanned input of the patient's face and for generating a plurality of commands for the treatment robot for movement and/or control of the plurality of dermatological devices for the automated treatment of the skin of the patient's face. A dermatological laser, needle injector, and/or air injector are used. The needle injector injects a minute amount of substance at a multiplicity of points within a computer-identified treatment area on the patient's face.
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