Global Patent Index - EP 1011498 A1

EP 1011498 A1 20000628 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF LIGHT TO SKIN

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF LIGHT TO SKIN

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR BELEUCHTUNG DER HAUT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE D'APPLICATION DE LUMIERE SUR LA PEAU

Publication

EP 1011498 A1 20000628 (EN)

Application

EP 98922974 A 19980526

Priority

  • GB 9801523 W 19980526
  • GB 9710562 A 19970523

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9852481A1] Improvements to a system for the process of hair removal which employs a collimated laser beam delivered to a target. These improvements include a reflector for reflecting back light scattered from the surface and improving light coupling into the tissue, use of an array of micro lenses for focusing the incident beam, and an annular ring to thin the epidermis and upper dermis to reduce blood volume in the illuminated area, and increase flux density at significant depths.

IPC 1-7

A61B 17/41

IPC 8 full level

A61B 18/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61B 18/203 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00452 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00476 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9852481A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9852481 A1 19981126; AU 7543298 A 19981211; EP 1011498 A1 20000628; GB 9710562 D0 19970716

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9801523 W 19980526; AU 7543298 A 19980526; EP 98922974 A 19980526; GB 9710562 A 19970523