Patent ID: 8771326

Claim:
A laser applicator configured for contacting a portion of a subject's body surface and controllably applying a laser irradiation thereto for the purpose of liquefying fats in adipose cells in the subcutaneous region underlying the contacted portion of the body surface, the laser applicator comprising at least one laser diode selected for emission of power outputs in the range comprising about 10 mW to about 150 mW with light waves in the range of 635 nm to 680 nm, said laser applicator communicable and cooperable with a laser control device wherein the laser applicator comprises: a printed circuit board provided with a connector configured for communicating and cooperating with a laser control device; a contact plate configured to cooperate with the printed circuit board, the contact plate provided with at least one transparent window; at least one laser diode configured to communicate with the at least one transparent window in said contact plate, the at least one laser diode interposed between the contact plate and the printed circuit board and powered by said printed circuit board; and a housing for containing therein the printed circuit board, the at least one laser diode, and the contact plate, the housing configured to contact the at least one transparent window in said contact plate with the subject's body surface.