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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Candela Corporation, Wayland, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Schomacker, Maynard, MA (US);
Xiaoming Shang, Lexington, MA (US);
Herbert R. Otterson, Needham, MA (US);
Antonio Paulino, Watertown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Candela Corporation, Wayland, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61N 5/067 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/0625 (2013.01); A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 18/201 (2013.01); A61B 18/203 (2013.01); A61F 7/007 (2013.01); A61N 5/0616 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00047 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00458 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00476 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00815 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00994 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1497 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2025 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2035 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2266 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0063 (2013.01); A61N 2005/007 (2013.01); A61N 2005/067 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0644 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0651 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0655 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0666 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an applicator or handpiece configured to apply treatment energy to a segment of skin located in a tissue or skin treatment plane. The treatment energy could be RF energy, applied by a pair of bipolar RF electrodes or optical energy. The applicator includes an optical system configured to form a rectangular spot and homogenize the optical energy distribution.