Patent ID: 9358068
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A method for treating a subcutaneous fat region, comprising: delivering a uniform energy distribution of electromagnetic radiation to a surface of skin overlying the subcutaneous fat region using a skin contacting applicator, wherein the electromagnetic radiation is provided by a plurality of laser diodes spaced in a plurality of rows and columns; wherein the distance between the rows and columns of laser diodes and height of the laser diodes from the surface of the skin are chosen to result in uniform energy distribution of the electromagnetic radiation on the skin, and applying a coolant and removing thermal energy from an epidermal region and at least a portion of a dermal region of skin overlying the subcutaneous fat region without the coolant being directly exposed to the surface of the skin, wherein a height of the laser diodes from the surface of the skin is calculated by the equation: wherein (d