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GB2397528B - Method and device for treatment of skin conditions - Google Patents

Method and device for treatment of skin conditions

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Publication number
GB2397528B
GB2397528B GB0301740A GB0301740A GB2397528B GB 2397528 B GB2397528 B GB 2397528B GB 0301740 A GB0301740 A GB 0301740A GB 0301740 A GB0301740 A GB 0301740A GB 2397528 B GB2397528 B GB 2397528B
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Prior art keywords
treatment
skin conditions
skin
conditions
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0301740A
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GB0301740D0 (en
GB2397528A (en
Inventor
Gareth Jones
Kenneth Board
Gareth Peter Evans
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Cizzle Biotech Ltd
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Enfis Ltd
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Priority to GB0301740A priority Critical patent/GB2397528B/en
Priority to GBGB0301737.3A priority patent/GB0301737D0/en
Publication of GB0301740D0 publication Critical patent/GB0301740D0/en
Priority to CA002514213A priority patent/CA2514213A1/en
Priority to EP04704641A priority patent/EP1587583A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2004/000285 priority patent/WO2004064923A1/en
Priority to KR1020057013260A priority patent/KR20050096139A/en
Priority to CNA2004800056603A priority patent/CN1756577A/en
Priority to JP2006500241A priority patent/JP2006515772A/en
Publication of GB2397528A publication Critical patent/GB2397528A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2397528B publication Critical patent/GB2397528B/en
Priority to ZA200506216A priority patent/ZA200506216B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/20—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser
    • A61B18/203—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser applying laser energy to the outside of the body
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/54—Cooling arrangements using thermoelectric means, e.g. Peltier elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N5/0613—Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment
    • A61N5/0616—Skin treatment other than tanning
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/51—Cooling arrangements using condensation or evaporation of a fluid, e.g. heat pipes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00005—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe
    • A61B2018/00011—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe with fluids
    • A61B2018/00023—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe with fluids closed, i.e. without wound contact by the fluid
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00315—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body for treatment of particular body parts
    • A61B2018/00452—Skin
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N2005/0635—Radiation therapy using light characterised by the body area to be irradiated
    • A61N2005/0643—Applicators, probes irradiating specific body areas in close proximity
    • A61N2005/0644—Handheld applicators
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/06—Radiation therapy using light
    • A61N2005/065—Light sources therefor
    • A61N2005/0651—Diodes
    • A61N2005/0652—Arrays of diodes
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10H—INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
    • H10H20/00—Individual inorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers, e.g. light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • H10H20/80—Constructional details
    • H10H20/85—Packages
    • H10H20/858—Means for heat extraction or cooling
    • H10H20/8584—Means for heat extraction or cooling electrically controlled, e.g. Peltier elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10H—INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
    • H10H20/00—Individual inorganic light-emitting semiconductor devices having potential barriers, e.g. light-emitting diodes [LED]
    • H10H20/80—Constructional details
    • H10H20/85—Packages
    • H10H20/858—Means for heat extraction or cooling
    • H10H20/8586—Means for heat extraction or cooling comprising fluids, e.g. heat-pipes

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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
GB0301740A 2003-01-24 2003-01-24 Method and device for treatment of skin conditions Expired - Fee Related GB2397528B (en)

Priority Applications (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0301740A GB2397528B (en) 2003-01-24 2003-01-24 Method and device for treatment of skin conditions
GBGB0301737.3A GB0301737D0 (en) 2003-01-24 2003-01-24 Method and device for treatment of skin conditions
CNA2004800056603A CN1756577A (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-23 Apparatus and method for treatment of skin conditions
EP04704641A EP1587583A1 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-23 Apparatus and method for treatment of skin conditions using light
PCT/GB2004/000285 WO2004064923A1 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-23 Apparatus and method for treatment of skin conditions using light
KR1020057013260A KR20050096139A (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-23 Apparatus and method for treatment of skin conditions using light
CA002514213A CA2514213A1 (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-23 Apparatus and method for treatment of skin conditions using light
JP2006500241A JP2006515772A (en) 2003-01-24 2004-01-23 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING TREATMENT FOR SKIN CONDITIONS USING LIGHT
ZA200506216A ZA200506216B (en) 2003-01-24 2005-08-03 Apparatus and method for treatment of skin conditions using light

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB0301740A GB2397528B (en) 2003-01-24 2003-01-24 Method and device for treatment of skin conditions
GBGB0301737.3A GB0301737D0 (en) 2003-01-24 2003-01-24 Method and device for treatment of skin conditions

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GB0301740D0 GB0301740D0 (en) 2003-02-26
GB2397528A GB2397528A (en) 2004-07-28
GB2397528B true GB2397528B (en) 2005-07-13

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GBGB0301737.3A Ceased GB0301737D0 (en) 2002-03-26 2003-01-24 Method and device for treatment of skin conditions

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EP (1) EP1587583A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2006515772A (en)
KR (1) KR20050096139A (en)
CN (1) CN1756577A (en)
CA (1) CA2514213A1 (en)
GB (2) GB2397528B (en)
WO (1) WO2004064923A1 (en)

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WO2004064923A1 (en) 2004-08-05
GB0301737D0 (en) 2003-02-26
JP2006515772A (en) 2006-06-08
GB0301740D0 (en) 2003-02-26
GB2397528A (en) 2004-07-28

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