Patent ID: 6264649
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
A cooling head for a skin treatment laser, the cooling head comprising:a thermally conductive body having a distal end and a proximal end;a mount disposed at the proximal end for attachment to a laser to secure the body relative to the laser in a fixed position;a cooling surface at the distal end of the body for application to a patient's skin, said cooling surface having an aperture therethrough;a bore in the body extending to the aperture in the cooling surface to allow a laser beam to be passed therethrough to a treatment area of the patient's skin;an extraction port for enabling removal of debris from the treatment area and for connection to a vacuum source; andan optically transparent window disposed in the body to allow the treatment area at the aperture in the cooling surface to be viewed by a surgeon using the laser; andcooling means in the body in heat exchange relation with the body to enable heat removal from the body in order to cool the cooling surface.