Patents by Inventor Mirko Mirkov
Mirko Mirkov 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).
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Publication number: 20240423702Abstract: In part, in one aspect, the disclosure relates to a cosmetic tissue treatment probe. The probe may include a cannula having a length. The cannula includes a conductive material, an inner surface, an outer surface, a cannula wall disposed between the inner surface and the outer surface, a proximal end, a distal end, a tip, and one or more apertures defined by the cannula wall. The cannula wall has a cannula wall thickness and a cannula length. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the tip is defined by the distal end. The conductive material is configured for electrical communication with an RF generator, the conductive material configured to generate a heat effect in response to a RF signal received from the RF generator, wherein the heat effect is generated relative to a medium or tissue in fluid communication with the one or more apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: CYNOSURE, LLCInventors: James Boll, Samuel Bruce, Samuel McGinn, Paul Mannion, Oscar Ayala, Bo Chen, Mirko Mirkov, Noah Hamlen, David Sonnenshein, Daniel Masse
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Patent number: 11791603Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with a sub-nanosecond round trip time.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Cynosure, LLC.Inventors: Mirko Mirkov, Henry Zenzie
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Patent number: 11712299Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Cynosure, LLC.Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
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Publication number: 20220337024Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with a sub-nanosecond round trip time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Mirko Mirkov, Henry Zenzie
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Patent number: 11418000Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with a sub-nanosecond round trip time.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Cynosure, LLCInventors: Mirko Mirkov, Henry Zenzie
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Publication number: 20210244470Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
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Patent number: 10966785Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Cynosure, LLCInventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
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Publication number: 20210022804Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
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Publication number: 20200412082Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with a sub-nanosecond round trip time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Mirko Mirkov, Henry Zenzie
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Patent number: 10849687Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Cynosure, LLCInventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
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Publication number: 20150245870Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2015Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
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Patent number: 9028536Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Cynosure, Inc.Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
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Patent number: 8317779Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for treatment, such as skin rejuvenation treatment, use non-uniform laser radiation. A high-intensity portion of the laser radiation causes collagen destruction and shrinkage within select portions of the treatment area, while a lower-intensity portion of the radiation causes fibroblast stimulation leading to collagen production across other portions of the treatment area. An output beam from a laser source, such as an Nd:YAG laser, is coupled into an optical system that modifies the beam to provide a large-diameter beam having a nonuniform energy profile, comprised of a plurality of high-intensity zones surrounded by lower-intensity zones within the treatment beam. The higher-intensity zones heat select portions of the target tissue to temperatures sufficient for a first treatment (e.g. collagen shrinkage), while the lower-intensity zones provide sufficient energy for a second treatment (e.g. stimulated collagen production).Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Cynosure, Inc.Inventors: Mirko Mirkov, Rafael Armando Sierra, George Cho
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Publication number: 20120046653Abstract: In one aspect, a method is disclosed of delivering therapeutic light to a treatment region to effect heating in the treatment region. The method includes providing a light emitting diode and driving the light emitting diode to generate therapeutic light during a pulse period. The method further includes directing the therapeutic light to the treatment region at an average power density of about 200 W/cm2 or more at the treatment region during the pulse period and maintaining the light emitting diode in a non-emitting state for a recovery period which is longer than the pulse period.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2010Publication date: February 23, 2012Applicant: CYNOSURE, INC.Inventors: Richard Shaun Welches, Mirko Mirkov, Rafael Armando Sierra
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Publication number: 20120022510Abstract: A laser surgical method is disclosed including: providing a laser surgical device including a handpiece including: an optical delivery component that transmits laser energy from a source to a treatment volume; and an accelerometer configured to provide information indicative of the position of the handpiece. The method includes using the handpiece to transmit laser energy from the source to a plurality of positions within the treatment volume; using the accelerometer, providing information indicative of the position of the handpiece; determining information indicative of an amount of energy delivered at each of the plurality of positions within the treatment volume based on the information indicative of the position of the handpiece, and displaying a graphical representation indicative of the amount of energy delivered at each of the plurality of positions within the treatment volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: CYNOSURE, INC.Inventors: Richard Shaun Welches, James Henry Boll, Mirko Mirkov, Rafael Armando Sierra
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Patent number: 7929579Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2010Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Cynosure, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Hohm, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches, Rafael Armando Sierra
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Publication number: 20100296531Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: Cynosure, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Hohm, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches, Rafael Armando Sierra
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Publication number: 20100195680Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: Cynosure, Inc.Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
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Publication number: 20090292277Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: Cynosure, Inc.Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
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Patent number: 7586957Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2006Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Cynosure, IncInventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches