AU5422490A - Method and apparatus for the removal of tattoos - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for the removal of tattoos

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Publication number
AU5422490A
AU5422490A AU54224/90A AU5422490A AU5422490A AU 5422490 A AU5422490 A AU 5422490A AU 54224/90 A AU54224/90 A AU 54224/90A AU 5422490 A AU5422490 A AU 5422490A AU 5422490 A AU5422490 A AU 5422490A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
tattoos
removal
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU54224/90A
Inventor
Iain David Miller
Michael John Murphy
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
DERMA-LASE Ltd
Original Assignee
DERMA LASE Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from GB898908746A external-priority patent/GB8908746D0/en
Priority claimed from GB909001827A external-priority patent/GB9001827D0/en
Application filed by DERMA LASE Ltd filed Critical DERMA LASE Ltd
Publication of AU5422490A publication Critical patent/AU5422490A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • 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
    • A61B18/201—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 with beam delivery through a hollow tube, e.g. forming an articulated arm ; Hand-pieces therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B2017/00743—Type of operation; Specification of treatment sites
    • A61B2017/00747—Dermatology
    • A61B2017/00769—Tattoo removal
    • 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
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/06—Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for
    • A61B2090/064—Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for for measuring force, pressure or mechanical tension
    • A61B2090/065—Measuring instruments not otherwise provided for for measuring force, pressure or mechanical tension for measuring contact or contact pressure

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
AU54224/90A 1989-04-18 1990-04-18 Method and apparatus for the removal of tattoos Abandoned AU5422490A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB898908746A GB8908746D0 (en) 1989-04-18 1989-04-18 Apparatus for the removal of tattoos
GB8908746 1989-04-18
GB909001827A GB9001827D0 (en) 1990-01-26 1990-01-26 Apparatus for the removal of tattoos
GB9001827 1990-01-26

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU5422490A true AU5422490A (en) 1990-11-16

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Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU54224/90A Abandoned AU5422490A (en) 1989-04-18 1990-04-18 Method and apparatus for the removal of tattoos

Country Status (2)

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AU (1) AU5422490A (en)
WO (1) WO1990012545A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB9108777D0 (en) * 1991-04-24 1991-06-12 Vuman Ltd A dermatological laser
US5226907A (en) * 1991-10-29 1993-07-13 Tankovich Nikolai I Hair removal device and method
US5522813A (en) * 1994-09-23 1996-06-04 Coherent, Inc. Method of treating veins
US5531739A (en) * 1994-09-23 1996-07-02 Coherent, Inc. Method of treating veins
US5558667A (en) * 1994-12-14 1996-09-24 Coherent, Inc. Method and apparatus for treating vascular lesions
US6561998B1 (en) * 1998-04-07 2003-05-13 Transvascular, Inc. Transluminal devices, systems and methods for enlarging interstitial penetration tracts
US6013122A (en) * 1998-08-18 2000-01-11 Option Technologies, Inc. Tattoo inks
US6733492B2 (en) 1999-05-31 2004-05-11 Nidek Co., Ltd. Laser treatment apparatus
EP1057454A3 (en) * 1999-05-31 2003-11-12 Nidek Co., Ltd. Laser skin treatment apparatus
ITBO20010706A1 (en) * 2001-11-21 2003-05-21 Gen Project S R L ELECTROMEDICAL PULSED LIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR SKIN TREATMENT
TW200513232A (en) * 2003-08-19 2005-04-16 Gen Hospital Corp Method and apparatus for reducing the appearance of skin markings

Family Cites Families (4)

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IL40602A (en) * 1972-10-17 1975-07-28 Panengeneering Ltd Laser device particularly useful as surgical scalpel
IL40603A (en) * 1972-10-17 1975-12-31 Laser Ind Ltd Laser device with articulated arm
DE2809007A1 (en) * 1978-03-02 1979-09-13 Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm Live tissue cutting and coagulating instrument - has two different wavelength laser beams and pilot light(s) passed together through manipulator to emerge coaxially from it
KR900005856B1 (en) * 1986-06-30 1990-08-13 가부시끼가이샤 니혼 이요 레이저 겡뀨쇼 Semiconductor laser therapeutic apparatus

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