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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2005
Kevin P. Connors, San Francisco, CA (US);
David A. Gollnick, Foster City, CA (US);
Michael W. Sasnett, Los Altos, CA (US);
Dean A. Macfarland, Magnolia, MA (US);
Kevin P. Connors, San Francisco, CA (US);
David A. Gollnick, Foster City, CA (US);
Michael W. Sasnett, Los Altos, CA (US);
Dean A. MacFarland, Magnolia, MA (US);
Cutera, Inc., Brisbane, CA (US);
Abstract
A hair removal device () includes a cooling surface () which is used to contact the skin () prior to exposure to hair tissue-damaging laser light () passing from a radiation source () through a recessed window (). The window is laterally offset from the cooling surface and is spaced apart from the cooling surface in a direction away from the patient's skin to create a gap between the window and the skin. The window preferably includes both an inner window () and an outer, user-replaceable window (). The laser-pulse duration is preferably selected according to the general diameter of the hair.