Patent ID: 9333371
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N,F04C

Claim Text:
1. A method for treating a patient by providing localized heating of target spots of skin, comprising: applying optical energy having a wavelength between 1380 nanometers (nm) and 1570 nm to the target spots of skin using a laser source located within a handheld self-contained system such that the skin is heated so that a temperature of each target spot rises to a desired temperature range of greater than 39 degrees Celsius and less than 45 degrees Celsius; and maintaining the temperature in the target spots with the handheld system within the desired heating temperature range by controlling, in pulses, at least one pulsed beam parameter being pulse energy intensity, pulse width, or a time delay between pulses, wherein one or more of the pulsed beam parameters change during the application of the optical energy, wherein the optical energy is applied for a 0.2 to 1.5 second treatment time, and wherein the total energy deposited in the skin is between 1.5 and 5.0 Joules per centimeter squared and the energy penetrates to a depth between 100 microns and 800 microns.