System and method for tattoo removal
OwnerStephen E. Feldmaninventor
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Abstract
The specification relates to a tattoo removal device that includes a light panel and a control panel for controlling the light panel. The light panel houses an ultra-bright light emitting diode (LED). The LED can have an intensity of about 5,000-20000 mcd and a viewing angle of 8-130 degrees and a primary wavelength between 400-940 nm. The intensity, the viewing angle and the primary wavelength can be dependent on a size and a color of a tattooed area. The light panel can continuously apply an energy output from the light panel directly over a tattooed area for a specified period of time resulting in degradation of the tattoo ink.
Claims39
An apparatus comprising:
- a light panel housing at least one ultra-bright light emitting diode (LED), the LED having an intensity of about 15,000-20000 mcd and a viewing angle of 8-30 degrees and a primary wavelength between 400-940 nm, the intensity, the viewing angle and the primary wavelength being dependent on a size and a color of a tattooed area, the light panel continuously applying an energy output from the light panel directly over the tattooed area for a specified period of time resulting in degradation of the tattoo ink, wherein the light panel is used to apply a treatment of light on a tattooed area of a subject for tattoo removal, the light panel generating a light beam that penetrates an epidermis of the subject without damaging the epidermis by overheating and enters a dermis of the subject in which tattoo ink resides and results in (a) minimal to no absorption by melanin and hemoglobin of the subject and (b) little to no heat being generated on the epidermis of the subject while generating heat on the tattoo ink thereby causing increased molecular motion and bond deformation of the tattoo ink.
A method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a light panel a specific distance from a tattooed area, the light panel housing at least one ultra-bright light emitting diode (LED), the LED having an intensity of about 15,000-20000 mcd and a viewing angle of 8-30 degrees and a primary wavelength between 400-940 nm, the intensity, the viewing angle and the primary wavelength being dependent on a size and a color of a tattooed area,;
- generating a light beam from the light panel, the light beam penetrating an epidermis of a subject without damaging the epidermis by overheating and enters a dermis of the subject in which tattoo ink resides and results in (a) minimal absorption by melanin and hemoglobin of the subject and (b) little to no heat being generated on the epidermis of the subject while generating heat on the tattoo ink;
- continuously applying the energy output from the light panel directly over the tattooed area for a specified period of time;
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- causing increased molecular motion and bond deformation of the tattoo ink resulting in degradation of the tattoo ink and effectively removing the tattoo.
An apparatus for applying a treatment of light on a tattooed area of a subject for tattoo removal, the apparatus comprising:
- an LED panel, the LED panel including at least one ultra bright LED, the LED having an intensity of about 5,000-20000 mcd and a viewing angle of 8-130 degrees and a primary wavelength between 400-940 nm, the intensity, the viewing angle and the primary wavelength being dependent on a size and a color of the tattooed area, the LED panel producing a continuous light beam, wherein the apparatus generates a light beam that penetrates an epidermis of the subject without damaging the epidermis by overheating and enters a dermis of the subject in which tattoo ink resides.
An apparatus for applying a treatment of light and ultrasound on a tattooed area of a subject for tattoo removal, the apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasound device, the ultrasound device producing a high-frequency ultrasound waves, the ultrasound device applying the high-frequency ultrasound waves directly to the tattooed area for a first specified period of time resulting in cavitation of tattooed cells;
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- a light panel housing at least one ultra-bright light emitting diode (LED), the panel producing a continuous light, the at least one ultra-bright LED continuously applying the energy output from the at least one ultra-bright LED directly over the entire tattooed area for a second specified period of time resulting in degradation of the tattoo ink.
A method for removing tattoos comprising the steps of:
- applying an ultrasonic gel to a tattooed skin region;
- positioning an ultrasonic device in direct contact with the tattooed area;
- exposing the tattooed skin region to high-frequency ultrasound waves for a first specified period of time resulting in cavitation of tattooed cells;
- cooling the tattooed area;
- applying L-argirine to a tattooed skin region,
- positioning an optical device including at least one LED at a specific distance from said tattooed skin region, and
- exposing said tattooed skin region to continuous LED energy without pulsing in the range of 660 nm to 700 nm wavelengths for a timed interval.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.