Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1996-07-30
1998-10-13
Bahr, Jennifer
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
606 15, 606 20, A61B 1736, A61B 1738
Patent
active
058206264
ABSTRACT:
A laser handpiece apparatus for use in therapeutic procedures employing selective cooling, the apparatus for use in conjunction with a controllable laser source, the apparatus including laser delivery device for controllably delivering a predetermined amount of laser energy to a preselected surface area, a reservoir having a predetermined volume, cryogen liquid contained in the reservoir, and a valve for controllably delivering a portion of the cryogen liquid to the preselected surface area.
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Handpiece Extender brochure,Spectrum Medical Technologies, Inc., RD-1100, RD-1200, 2 pages.
Bahr Jennifer
Harris-Ogugua Sonya
Laser Aesthetics, Inc.
Shahani Ray K.
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