Coherent, Inc.

Lumenis Inc.

Neodyne Biosciences, Inc.

Greg J Spooner

Michael H Rosenthal

Jasper Jackson

Edward D Reed, Jr

Michael Hmelar

Gerald M Mitchell

Geoffrey C Gurtner

Kenneth N Horne

Reinhold H Dauskardt

Michael T Longaker

Keiichiro Ichiryu

John A Zepeda

Joseph Rimsa

Bankim H Mehta

Paul G Yock

William R Beasley

Gerald Mitchell

Sergio Salinas

Kevin P Connors

Kemal Levi

Manuel A Cardona Pamplona

Tor C Krog

Michael T Cao

Ralph Saunders

Melanie Harris

Kin Chan

Rene Rodriguez

The methods, procedures, kits, and devices described herein assist with the healing process of tissue that was previously or simultaneously treated for a therapeutic or cosmetic effect. The methods, procedures, kits, and devices described herein can also provide temporary simulated results of a cosmetic procedure to allow for visual assessment to select the type of procedure or for treatment planning in advance of the surgical procedure.

Devices and methods for skin tightening

A medical laser system is disclosed for ablating biological material. The system includes an Erbium:YAG gain medium capable of generating a pulsed output having a wavelength of 2.9 microns. The laser is optimized to generate a pulsed output having a repetition rate of at least 50 hertz and preferably at least 100 hertz. The output is delivered to the target tissue via an optical fiber. Preferably, a suction source is provided to aspirate the tissue as it is being ablated. The erbium laser system provides accurate ablation with minimal damage to surrounding tissue.

High repetition rate erbium: YAG laser for tissue ablation

An Er:YAG laser system has a resonant cavity including an Er:YAG rod pulse-pumped by a pulsed flashlamp. The pump-pulse repetition rate and average power is selected to provide a known essentially constant thermal-lensing power in the Er:YAG rod. Design parameters of the Er:YAG rod and the resonant cavity are selected to compensate for this thermal-lensing power. A shutter in the resonant cavity, when closed or open, respectively prevents or allows a laser output-pulse to be generated in response to a pump-pulse. Laser output-pulse duration is continuously variable and is controlled by controlling the duration of flashlamp-pulses. A sequence of laser output-pulses is controlled by opening and closing the shutter. This arrangement has the advantage that the laser output-pulse repetition rate can be selected to be the flashlamp-pulse repetition rate or some sub-multiple thereof while maintaining thermal-lensing power in the rod essentially constant and compensated for.

Rapid pulsed Er:YAG laser

High repetition rate erbium:YAG laser for tissue ablation

A medical laser system is disclosed for ablating biological material. The system includes an Erbium:YAG gain medium capable of generating a pulsed output having a wavelength of 2.9 microns. The laser is optimized to generate a pulsed output having a repetition rate of at least 50 hertz and preferably at least 100 hertz. The output is delivered to the target tissue via an optical fiber. Preferably, a suction source is provided to aspirate the tissue as it is being ablated. The erbium laser system provides accurate ablation with minimal damage to surrounding tissue

High repetition rate Eribum-YAG laser for tissue ablation

High repetition rate erbium; YAG laser for tissue ablation

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Greg J Spooner