WO2004075718A3 - Eye-safe dermatologic treatment apparatus and method - Google Patents

Eye-safe dermatologic treatment apparatus and method Download PDF

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WO2004075718A3
WO2004075718A3 PCT/US2004/005014 US2004005014W WO2004075718A3 WO 2004075718 A3 WO2004075718 A3 WO 2004075718A3 US 2004005014 W US2004005014 W US 2004005014W WO 2004075718 A3 WO2004075718 A3 WO 2004075718A3
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Robert E Grove
Mark V Weckwerth
Tobin C Island
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Spectragenics Inc
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Priority to ES04712922T priority patent/ES2570989T3/en
Priority to PCT/US2004/005014 priority patent/WO2004075718A2/en
Publication of WO2004075718A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004075718A2/en
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Abstract

A dermatologic treatment apparatus is disclosed which includes one or more housings with at least one housing configured for manipulation in a dermatologic treatment procedure, a light source, and an electrical circuit. The circuit energizes the light source to produce output light pulses. A light path includes an aperture through which eye-safe light pulses are propagated having properties sufficient for providing efficacious treatment. An optical diffuser is disposed along the light path to reduce the integrated radiance to an eye-safe level. The apparatus produces an output fluence not less than 4 J/cm2.
PCT/US2004/005014 2003-02-25 2004-02-19 Eye-safe dermatologic treatment apparatus and method WO2004075718A2 (en)

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JP2006501177A JP4361081B2 (en) 2003-02-25 2004-02-19 Eye-safe dermatological treatment device
US10/783,603 US7452356B2 (en) 2003-02-25 2004-02-19 Eye-safe dermatologic treatment apparatus
EP04712922.6A EP1596747B1 (en) 2003-02-25 2004-02-19 Eye-safe dermatologic treatment apparatus
ES04712922T ES2570989T3 (en) 2003-02-25 2004-02-19 Safe dermatological treatment device for the eye
PCT/US2004/005014 WO2004075718A2 (en) 2003-02-25 2004-02-19 Eye-safe dermatologic treatment apparatus and method
US14/144,104 US20140114299A1 (en) 2003-02-25 2013-12-30 Eye-Safe Dermatologic Treatment Apparatus and Method

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US45024303P 2003-02-25 2003-02-25
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US45198103P 2003-03-04 2003-03-04
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US60/451,981 2003-03-04
US60/452,304 2003-03-04
US45259103P 2003-03-06 2003-03-06
US60/452,591 2003-03-06
US45637903P 2003-03-20 2003-03-20
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US45658603P 2003-03-21 2003-03-21
US60/456,586 2003-03-21
US45886103P 2003-03-27 2003-03-27
US60/458,861 2003-03-27
US47205603P 2003-05-20 2003-05-20
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