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Method and apparatus for photothermal treatment of tissue at depth

US8915948B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC · US
The General Hospital Corporation · US

Inventors

Gregory B. Altshuler · Wilmington, US
Andrei Erofeev · Marlboro, US
Henry Zenzie · Dover, US
Richard Rox Anderson · Boston, US
Dieter Manstein · Boston, US
James G. Burke, III · Londonderry, US
Andrew Radl · Dunbarton, US
Michael Z. Smirnov · Saint Petersburg, RU

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2008
Grant date	Dec 23, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 15, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2007/0034
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides method and apparatus for treating tissue in a region at depth by applying optical radiation thereto of a wavelength able to reach the depth of the region and of a selected relatively low power for a duration sufficient for the radiation to effect the desired treatment while concurrently cooling tissue above the selected region to protect such tissue. Treatment may be enhanced by applying mechanical, acoustic or electrical stimulation to the region.

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