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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2003
Gregory B. Altshuler, Wilmington, MA (US);
Andrei V. Erofeev, North Andover, MA (US);
Henry H. Zenzie, Dover, MA (US);
R. Rox Anderson, Lexington, MA (US);
Dieter Manstein, Boston, MA (US);
James Burke, Iii, Londonderry, NH (US);
Andrew Radl, Dunbarton, NH (US);
Michael Z. Smirnov, St. Petersburg, RU;
Gregory B. Altshuler, Wilmington, MA (US);
Andrei V. Erofeev, North Andover, MA (US);
Henry H. Zenzie, Dover, MA (US);
R. Rox Anderson, Lexington, MA (US);
Dieter Manstein, Boston, MA (US);
James Burke, III, Londonderry, NH (US);
Andrew Radl, Dunbarton, NH (US);
Michael Z. Smirnov, St. Petersburg, RU;
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
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.