KR100698868B1 - Remover of wrinkles using laser - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for removing wrinkles using laser are provided to remove the wrinkles from a skin of a patient by accurately and periodically transmitting the laser on the skin. A power supply(100) supplies a driving voltage to a circuit portion. A touch screen(200) is used for inputting an edge boundary. A CPU(Central Processing Unit)(300) controls the circuit portion. A laser controller(400) controls both a main laser and a region marking laser. A main laser oscillator(500) generates a therapy laser and irradiates the therapy laser on a patient skin. An optical unit(600) generates a parallel beam from the laser from the main laser oscillator. A region marking laser oscillator(700) generates a region marking laser and irradiates the region marking laser on the edge boundary, which is inputted through the touch screen. A shutter unit(800) alternatively turns on/off the main laser and the region marking laser according to a control state. A scanner(900) directly transmits the main laser and the region marking laser on the patient skin.

Description

Wrinkle removal apparatus and method using laser {Remover of wrinkles using laser}

1 is an exemplary view schematically illustrating a wrinkle removal method using a laser to which the Fraxel principle is applied.

2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a wrinkle removal apparatus using a laser according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a flow chart schematically showing a wrinkle removal method using a laser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a surgical site of a patient according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a wrinkle removal apparatus using a laser, and more particularly, to remove a wrinkle using a laser to display a treatment area of a patient to be treated on a touch screen, and to transmit a laser only within a range of a corresponding patient's skin. The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for wrinkle removal using a laser proposed for automation.

LASER stands for "Light Amplified by Stimulated Emission of Radiation." The principle of operation of a laser, as the name implies, is "amplification of light by induced emission of radiation." In a laser machine, one light particle induces the emission of the same other particle in an excited medium. These light particles are reflected by a mirror installed in the machine and again pass through the medium and induce the release of other light particles. There are two mirrors in the machine, the mirrors on the front are semi-permeable and allow some light to pass through. The light thus obtained is a parallel, light beam that is bright, short-wavelength, temporarily or spatially cohesive, and is not diffused but is conducted in parallel, which is a laser beam. In other words, the electrons in a orbit are pulled up to a high energy level by applying external energy, and then returned to their original position, and the energy difference generated by the light is collected into one direction by using a special device to have a strong energy. Amplification device. Such lasers can be classified into solid lasers (ruby lasers, alexandrite lasers, etc.), liquid lasers (color lasers), gas lasers (carbon dioxide lasers, etc.), and other semiconductor lasers, depending on the material of the medium in the generator. . The materials always produce light of a certain wavelength according to their respective optical properties, and the wavelength determines where the laser is to be used. The laser is a device that makes light of a certain wavelength very strong and can be used for various purposes depending on the wavelength and energy level.

On the other hand, laser is used in medicine in various forms in modern medicine. Medical applications of lasers, previously limited to the surgical field, have recently been widely extended to noninvasive diagnostic and therapeutic fields. Initially, the laser was introduced into the surgical procedure, and the laser introduced into the surgical area is a laser with a large output energy and has a tissue destruction effect. Through this tissue destruction phenomenon, high power laser was applied to tissue cutting, coagulation and hemostasis. As such, lasers, which are widely applied in modern medicine, are widely used in skin care, and among them, they are applied to methods of removing wrinkles on the skin.

In general, there are several ways to remove wrinkles. There is a method of cutting the sutured skin tissue by the classic plastic surgery method, but there is a problem that the scar remains on the skin and the operation cost is rather expensive. In addition, when the wrinkles of the skin is not severe, there is also a method of inserting a substance that is compatible with human tissues such as restillen, so that the skin comes up, but there is a problem that rejection may occur when absorbed into the skin tissue. In addition, there is a method of transplanting autologous fat to wrinkles, but since fat is absorbed into tissues, it is difficult to expect long-term effects, and paralyzes muscle activity of wrinkles and eliminates movement of skin when frowning or laughing. There is also a method of injecting a toxin called botox into the wrinkled area of the face, but it has to be repeatedly added at intervals of 4 to 6 months, and the cost is high.

In the wrinkle removal procedure using a laser proposed to solve the above-mentioned problem, conventionally, the laser-released handpiece is applied to the patient's procedure, but the medical staff directly moves the laser-released handpiece to the skin. The procedure was performed. However, according to the conventional method as described above, there is a problem that the density of the laser output is not constant because it depends on the manual work of the medical staff to operate the patient.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to propose an automatic wrinkle removal process using a laser, which is made manually by a handpiece, to solve the problems of the prior art.

In addition, the treatment point density and the energy level per pulse directly sent to the affected part of the patient to directly set the energy level per pulse to allow a different procedure according to the patient's condition.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for wrinkle removal using a laser, the principle of which relates to a laser treatment method using the Fraxel method.

The method of laser treatment by the Fraxel method is as follows.

1 is an exemplary view schematically illustrating a wrinkle removal method using a laser applying the Fraxel principle.

As shown in FIG. 1, first, a process of transmitting a laser as shown in (b) is performed to a wrinkled portion of the skin as shown in (a). The laser that is sent out is applied with a very thin laser beam, which emits a plurality of thin diameter grooves having a predetermined depth in the skin. As shown in (c), these thin diameter grooves are brought into contact shortly after they are created, and the skin tissues are pulled from each other, so the wrinkles of the skin are unfolded.

Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a wrinkle removal apparatus using a laser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the present invention provides a power supply unit 100, a touch screen 200, a central control unit 300, a laser control unit 400, a main laser oscillation unit 500, and an optical unit ( 600, an area display laser oscillator 700, a shutter 800, and a scanner 900.

The power supply unit 100 serves to supply driving power to each circuit unit and the device.

The touch screen 200 includes a function of inputting a setting value for transmitting a laser to a treatment part of a patient, and a function of displaying a current setting state and a progress process.

The medical staff may set the surgical site of the patient for transmitting the laser on the touch screen 200. More specifically, the medical staff draws the outer boundary of the range in which the laser is to be sent using the touch pen or the like on the touch screen 200, and the laser is transmitted in the corresponding range. In addition, the treatment point density of the laser, the energy level per pulse, etc. may be set on the touch screen 200. The treatment point density of the laser is expressed in units of PPA and refers to the number of pulses per 1 cm 2 area. In addition, the energy level per pulse is expressed in mj, the unit is preferred, and the energy level is preferably set within the range of 1 ~ 30 mj.

In addition, the touch screen 200 includes a display function that displays the progress of the laser transmission by the setting range and the setting value to which the laser is sent to check the current progress state.

In the above, the central control unit 300 applies an operation signal to the scanner 900 and the laser control unit 400 according to the value received from the touch screen 200, and also receives the current state value and receives the touch screen 200. It is responsible for the overall control of the device, such as providing its output to the system.

The laser controller 400 controls the overall process related to the output of the laser including the main laser oscillator 500 and the area display laser oscillator 700 according to the setting range input by the user on the touch screen 200. Is applied to the control signal to transmit the signal, and also receives a status signal regarding the output of the main laser oscillator 500 to provide a status signal to the central control unit 300 so that the user can check it on the touch screen 200 Include.

The main laser oscillator 500 has a function of generating a laser having a therapeutic effect on the surgical site of the patient, the user generates a laser in accordance with the environmental value set on the touch screen 200, the generated laser is optical Is passed to the unit 600. Preferably, the wavelength range of the laser output from the above is a wavelength range of 1500nm ~ 1600nm is applied, more preferably a wavelength range of 1550nm is applied.

The optical unit 600 refers to an apparatus for generating balanced light as one of components required for outputting the generated laser.

The area display laser oscillator 700 functions to oscillate the area display laser so that the area display laser is transmitted to the edge of the border of the area when the user draws the area to be treated on the touch screen 200 with a touch pen. Preferably, the wavelength range of 600nm ~ 700nm is applied to the area display laser output from the above, more preferably 635nm wavelength range is applied.

In the above, the shutter unit 800 functions to switch between the laser generated by the area display laser oscillator 700 and the laser generated by the main laser oscillator 500 according to a control situation.

In the above, the scanner 900 functions to directly transmit the area display laser and the main laser to the surgical site of the patient. The scanner 900 includes a servomotor therein so that fast and accurate position control is possible. The position control by the servomotor includes a function of accurately expressing the boundary area input by the user on the touch screen 200 and transmitting the laser within the corresponding range.

Hereinafter, a wrinkle removal method using the wrinkle removal apparatus using a laser according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

3 is a flow chart schematically showing a wrinkle removal method using a laser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, after the initialization process of the system is made (S10), the user draws an outer boundary line for the surgical site of the patient on the touch screen 200 (S20).

Next, a process of setting the treatment point density of the main laser to be transmitted in the outline boundary set above (S30), and a process of setting an energy level per pulse (S40) are followed.

Next, the process of transmitting the main laser according to the treatment point density and the energy level per pulse set above for the surgical site of the patient corresponding to the outer boundary set on the touch screen 200 by the user (S50). At this time, the fired main laser is transmitted in a random position point method. The random position point method is that the laser is sent out in a random (random) position point method that can cause the skin to be burned due to thermal loss when the lasers are sent out in order. do.

In addition, the outer boundary line input process (S20), the process of setting the density of the treatment point (S30), the process of setting the energy level per pulse (S40), even if the order is not sequential and the effect on the treatment effect Does not have

The process of setting the surgical site of the patient in the above (S20) is as shown in Figure 4 and described in detail as follows.

When the user places a touch pen on the touch screen 200 to take a point (S21), the scanner 900 sends an area display laser such as a red ray to the coordinate point of the affected part (S22). The area laser is shown in red according to its wavelength range. The user draws the treatment area on the touch screen 200 after observing the area mark laser point on the patient's procedure (S23). According to the outer boundary line inputted by the user on the touch screen 200, the region display laser is transmitted to the affected part of the patient and the corresponding region display laser maintains the region display laser emission process until the end of the procedure (S24). .

The technical spirit of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this is by way of example only and not by way of limitation. In addition, it is obvious that any person skilled in the art may make various modifications and imitations without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, the wrinkle removal apparatus and method using the laser according to the present invention have the following effects.

First, by directly inputting the patient's treatment area on the touch screen and transmitting the laser within the set range, the patient's treatment area is more precisely and regularly compared to the prior art in which the laser is manually sent out by the handpiece. There is an effect that can send a laser to the affected area.

Second, the treatment point density and the energy level per pulse of the main laser sent to the affected part of the patient can be set, there is an effect that can be differentiated according to the patient's condition.

Third, all processes are automated, so there is an effect that can be performed quickly and accurately.

Fourth, when the main laser is sent out, the main laser is sent out by a random position point method, thereby minimizing damage due to heat on the skin.

Claims (9)

A power supply unit for supplying driving power to each circuit unit and a device; A touch screen for inputting an outer boundary for transmitting a laser to a treatment area of a patient, Central control unit for the overall control of each circuit unit and equipment, A laser control unit which is responsible for the overall control of the laser output including the main laser and the area display laser; A main laser oscillation unit generating a laser having a therapeutic effect on a patient's procedure site, An optical unit generating balanced light from the laser generated by the main laser oscillator, An area display laser oscillator for generating a laser for transmitting an area display laser to a patient's procedure for an outer boundary inputted on a touch screen; A shutter unit for converting the laser generated by the area display laser oscillator and the laser generated by the main laser oscillator according to a control situation; Wrinkle removal apparatus using a laser, characterized in that it comprises a scanner having a function of sending the area display laser and the main laser directly to the patient's surgical site. The method of claim 1, The touch screen may further include an input function for setting the treatment point density of the main laser output to the affected part of the patient, an energy level per pulse, and a display function for displaying the current progress. Wrinkle removal device. The method of claim 1, The wavelength range of the laser generated by the main laser oscillator is a wrinkle removal apparatus using a laser, characterized in that the wavelength range of 1500nm ~ 1600nm is applied. The method of claim 1, The wavelength range of the laser generated by the area display laser oscillation unit is a wrinkle removal apparatus using a laser, characterized in that the wavelength range of 600nm ~ 700nm is applied. The method of claim 1, The scanner is a wrinkle removal apparatus using a laser, characterized in that comprising a servo motor inside to control the position of the laser pointer. Initialization process of the system (S10), Inputting the outer boundary line of the patient's procedure on the touch screen (S20), Setting a treatment point density of the main laser to be transmitted within the outer boundary line set at the step S30; Setting an energy level per pulse of the main laser to be transmitted within the outer boundary line set at the step S40; And a step (S50) of transmitting the main laser according to the treatment point density and the energy level per pulse set at the treatment site of the patient corresponding to the outer boundary set by the user on the touch screen. Wrinkle removal method using a laser. The method of claim 6, The main laser sending process, the wrinkles removal method using a laser, characterized in that the main laser is sent by a random position point method. The method of claim 6, The outer boundary line input process (S20), the process of setting the treatment point density (S30), the process of setting the energy level per pulse (S40), the order is not sequentially, characterized in that applied randomly Wrinkle removal method using laser. The method of claim 6, wherein the outer boundary line input process (S20), Placing a touch pen on the touch screen to take a point (S21), The scanner transmits an area display laser to the position of the affected part corresponding to the coordinates input on the touch screen (S22), The process of inputting by drawing the outline of the treatment area on the touch screen (S23), In the scanner, the wrinkle removal method using a laser, characterized in that it comprises the step (S24) for transmitting the area display laser to the affected part of the patient along the outer boundary line input on the touch screen.

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