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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Georgios Stamatas, Somerset, NJ (US);
Nikiforos Kollias, Skillman, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Georgios Stamatas, Somerset, NJ (US);
Nikiforos Kollias, Skillman, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/442 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); G01N 21/64 (2013.01); G01N 33/5091 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of determining skin health of an area of skin by exposing the area of skin to a first exposure radiation to induce the area of skin to emit a first fluorescent emission, measuring the intensity of the first fluorescent emission, exposing the area of skin to a second exposure radiation to induce the area of skin to emit a second fluorescent emission, measuring the intensity of the second fluorescent emission, calculating a ratio of these intensities, and comparing the ratio to a control ratio.