Patent ID: 9375586
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61H,A61K,A61M,A61N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for treatment of a skin medical condition, comprising: a shoe shaped housing having a hollow interior forming a treatment chamber configured to receive a foot of a patient; at least one energy delivery arrangement configured to deliver skin treatment energy to said hollow interior of said housing and to the foot in position within the treatment chamber; a circulation assembly for circulating an aqueous solution within the treatment chamber, the circulation assembly configured to provide a level of the aqueous solution in the treatment chamber to partially or fully submerge the foot within the treatment chamber in the aqueous solution; one or more sensors within the treatment chamber configured to detect one or more skin parameters from the group consisting of skin melanin concentration, skin hemoglobin concentration, and skin water content; a power and control unit configured to control the circulation assembly and the at least one energy delivery arrangement, wherein the power and control unit is configured to control a duration of exposure of the foot to the aqueous solution and an amount of the skin treatment energy to be delivered to the foot based on the one or more skin parameters of the foot detected by the one or more sensors and to control the level of the aqueous solution to allow for full or partial washing of the foot within the treatment chamber.