Phototreatment device for use with coolants and topical substances

• Main Authors: BURKE, JAMES III, ALTSHULER, GREGORY B, YAROLAVSKY, ILYA, EROFEEV, ANDREI V, LOPEZ, ROBERT R, ZENZIE, HENRY H, GAAL, CHRISTOPHER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 14.11.2012
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; RADIATION THERAPY; SURGERY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

Methods and systems are disclosed for phototreatment in which replaceable containers comprising one or more adjuvant (consumable or re-useable) substances are employed. The adjuvant substance can be, for example, a topical substance or a coolant. Systems are disclosed for using a topical substance to detect contact of a phototreatment to device with a tissue, detect speed of a phototreatment device over the tissue, detect regions of tissue that have been treated by a phototreatment device and/or to provide other benefits to the tissue such as improved skin tone and texture, tanning, etc. Safety systems are also disclosed that ensure that a proper consumable substance and/or container is connected to a phototreatment device and/or directed to a proper target. Additionally, cooling systems and methods that utilize phase change materials for extracting heat from a light generating device are disclosed.