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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
David A. Dewey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David M. Bradley, Redwood City, CA (US);
Leonard C. Debenedictis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David A. Dewey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David M. Bradley, Redwood City, CA (US);
Leonard C. DeBenedictis, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Solta Medical, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Abstract
A handheld apparatus for delivering optical energy to fractionally resurface skin of a consumer is configured to be used by the non-physician consumer. The handheld apparatus includes a housing dimensioned for manual grasping and manipulation. The housing encloses a laser and an optical pattern generator having a rotatable component with a plurality of reflective segments that rotate through an optical beam from the laser to deflect and divide the optical beam into pulses that propagate from the housing and form a fractional pattern at the skin surface. The handheld apparatus also includes a transducer associated with fins on the rotatable component to generate signals for each pulse of electromagnetic radiation, the signals being monitored by a controller to enable an end of dose indication for the consumer when the treatment is completed.