Split pulse picosecond laser for tattoo removal
US9913688B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00458
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of removing tattoos or pigmented lesions by generating at least two laser pulses having a pulse width in the picosecond range, where the peak power of each pulse is less than 15 GW/cm2 and where the spacing between the pulses is less than ten nanoseconds, and directing the pulses to the tattoo or pigmented lesion to be removed.
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