Patent ID: 6569156
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A medical-cosmetic laser system comprising:A) a first gain medium and a first set of laser optics configured to produce from said first gain medium a first laser beam defining a first absorption coefficient in typical human skin tissue at a first wavelength preferably absorbed in a target tissue, and B) a second gain medium and a second set of laser optics configured to produce from said second gain medium a second laser beam at a second wavelength, within the range of about 1000 nm to about 1200 nm, having an absorption coefficient in human skin defining a second absorption coefficient at least 10 times lower than said first absorption coenficient C) a combining means for simultaneously combining said first and said second laser beams to produce a combined laser beam and D) a means for applying said combined beam simultaneously to tissue for medical or cosmetic treatments; wherein said second laser beam, by penetrating more deeply in tissue than said first laser beam, enhances performances of said first laser beam.