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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2003
Kevin P. Connors, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael W. Sasnett, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kevin P. Connors, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael W. Sasnett, Los Altos, CA (US);
Cutera, Inc., Brisbane, CA (US);
Abstract
A radiation delivery module () includes a body () supportable on a patient's skin and defines a skin surface plane generally aligned with the patient's skin surface (). A radiation source () is mounted to the body and produces a beam () of tissue-damaging radiation directed transverse to and at the skin surface plane. The radiation beam creates a radiation spot () having a length () and a width () at the skin surface plane, the length being at least about 5 to 10 times the width. A number of scanned diode laser radiation sub-sources () each directing a radiation beam component () at the radiation spot may be used. The radiation source may include a rod lens as a focusing optical element. The radiation delivery module may also include a radiation source translator () so that the radiation spot moves in a direction generally perpendicular to the length of the radiation spot.