US5983900A
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Wrinkle removal
Assignee: Squadron Capital Ip Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1997-08-28
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Granted: 1999-11-16
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Expires: 2017-08-28
Abstract
Abstract Wrinkles are cosmetically removed from a superficial area of mammalian skin tissue having an epidermal layer, a basal layer, and a dermal layer, by irradiating the dermal layer through the basal layer, the irradiation being selected to be absorbed by a chromophore in the dermal layer such that collagen present in the dermal layer is heated, while the basal layer remains intact so as to substantially inhibit contact of the dermal layer with ambient air.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Marc Clement
- 👤 Michael Noel Kiernan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:27
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/203; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/06; A61N5/067; A61B17/00; A61B2017/00743; A61B2017/00747; A61B2017/00761; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00452; A61B2018/0047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A method of cosmetically removing wrinkles from a superficial area of mammalian skin tissue having, in the order specified, an epidermal layer, a basal layer having blood vessels with blood therein, and a dermal layer having blood vessels with blood therein, which method comprises: irradiating said dermal layer through said basal layer by means of visible or infrared radiation, without coagulating the blood in the blood vessels of said basal layer and without coagulating the blood in the blood vessels of said dermal layer, said irradiation being selected to be absorbed by a chromophore in said dermal layer such that collagen present in said dermal layer is heated to cause said wrinkles to he removed, while said basal layer remains intact so as to substantially inhibit contact between ambient air and said dermal layers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
134 words
A method of cosmetically removing wrinkles from a superficial area of mammalian skin tissue having, in the order specified, an epidermal layer, a basal layer having blood vessels with blood therein, and a dermal layer having blood vessels with blood therein, which method comprises: irradiating said dermal layer through said basal layer by means of visible or infrared radiation, without coagulating the blood in the blood vessels of said basal layer and without coagulating the blood in the blood vessels of said dermal layer, said irradiation being selected to be absorbed by a chromophore in said dermal layer such that collagen present in said dermal layer is heated to cause said wrinkles to he removed, while said basal layer remains intact so as to substantially inhibit contact between ambient air and said dermal layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said irradiation is from a coherent radiation source.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein said source comprises a ruby laser arranged to target the dermis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein said source comprises a dye laser of wavelength selected to target oxyhemoglobin present in blood vessels in said dermal layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein said source comprises a laser selected from one of a dye laser, a ruby laser, and a semiconductor laser which scans said area of mammalian skin tissue.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein said laser comprising said source is pulsed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein said pulsed laser has pulses of duration 10 μsec to 10 msec.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 1, in which said superficial area of mammalian skin tissue is treated with an artificial chromophore which is absorbed into said dermal layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 8, wherein said artificial chromophore is applied to the epidermal layer in the form of a liposome-containing topical formulation.
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