Patents Examined by Johnathan Kuo
  • Patent number: 9597528
    Abstract: Disclosed is an applicator or handpiece configured to apply treatment energy to a segment of skin located in a tissue or skin treatment plane. The treatment energy could be RF energy, applied by a pair of bipolar RF electrodes or optical energy. The applicator includes an optical system configured to form a rectangular spot and homogenize the optical energy distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Candela Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin Schomacker, Xiaoming Shang, Herbert R. Otterson, Antonio Paulino