Patents by Inventor Simon Eckhouse

Simon Eckhouse has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for skin treatment using light energy and skin deformation
    Patent number: 7241291
    Abstract: A system and method for the treatment of a skin comprising. The system comprises an applicator having a cavity and one or more light sources configured to irradiate the cavity with optical energy simultaneously from at least two directions. The applicator is applied to the skin and a region of skin is made to protrude into the cavity. The protruding region of skin is then irradiated with optical energy from the one or more light sources simultaneously from at least two directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Syneron Medical Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Kreindel, Simon Eckhouse
  • Method of treating extracellular matrix
    Publication number: 20060094781
    Abstract: A method for treating skin tissue or extracellular matrix in a body region. A precursor of a photosensitive compound is introduced into the body region. One or more enzymes converting the precursor to the photosensitive compound are then introduced into the body region so as to convert the precursor to the photosensitive compound in the extracellular matrix of the body region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Applicant: Syneron Medical Ltd.
    Inventors: Simon Eckhouse, Michael Kreindel, Joseph Shiloh
  • Method and system for skin treatment using light energy and skin deformation
    Publication number: 20050273089
    Abstract: A system and method for the treatment of a skin comprising. The system comprises an applicator having a cavity and one or more light sources configured to irradiate the cavity with optical energy simultaneously from at least two directions. The applicator is applied to the skin and a region of skin is made to protrude into the cavity. The protruding region of skin is then irradiated with optical energy from the one or more light sources simultaneously from at least two directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Applicant: SYNERON MEDICAL LTD.
    Inventors: Michael Kreindel, Simon Eckhouse