Method for controlling the thermal profile of the skin

Details Method for controlling the thermal profile of the skin Method for controlling the thermal profile of the skin

1995-12-26

1998-12-15

Jastrzab, Jeffrey R.

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Thermal applicators

607114, A61F 700

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058490299

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for cooling skin during irradiation treatment including thermally coupling a window to the skin and actively extracting heat from the window. The window may be transparent to therapeutic wavelengths transmitted to and through the window and to the skin below. An apparatus for therapeutic treatment of skin tissue is provided, including a source of electromagnetic radiation, a window transparent to the radiation coupled to the skin being treated to remove heat from the skin, coolant fluid coupled to the window to extract heat from the window, and a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the coolant to remove thermal energy from the coolant.

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