MICHAEL H SMOTRICH
Broker in Andover, MA

6080146, Jun 27, 2000

Feb 24, 1998

9/028416

Gregory Altshuler - Beverly MA
Michael Smotrich - Andover MA

A61B 1818

606 9

A method and apparatus for the removal of, and at least inhibiting the regrowth of, unwanted hair by applying optical radiation to the follicle, including the hair shaft therein, of an energy, a duration and wavelength to enhance the optical absorption characteristics of at least some component, (i. e. , melanosomes, tissue, etc. ) of the follicle without appreciably damaging skin outside the follicle; and subsequently applying optical radiation to the follicle of a wavelength which is more readily absorbed by the components of the follicle having optical absorption characteristics enhanced during step (a) then by unenhanced components and of an energy and duration to heat such enhanced components sufficiently to substantially destroy the follicle. For preferred embodiments, melanosomes in the bulb of the follicle, and in other portions of the follicle are heated by the initial optical radiation sufficiently to at least partially darken such melanosomes by browning or carbonization, and such darkening also occurs in tissue surrounding the melanosomes. While a single pulse may be utilized to perform this function, it is preferably performed by a succession of pulses, with each successive pulse darkening additional components of the follicle.

2004023, Nov 18, 2004

Feb 19, 2004

10/783987

Gregory Altshuler - Wilmington MA, US
Ilya Yaroslavsky - Wilmington MA, US
Andrei Erofeev - N. Andover MA, US
Michael Smotrich - Andover MA, US

Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. - Burlington MA

A61N001/00

607/088000

Methods and apparatus for hair treatment are disclosed which comprise applying electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to a skin treatment area to deposit energy in one or more hairs so as to modify a shape and/or chemical structure of at least a portion of the hairs. The applied radiation can cause heating of the hair tips, so as to modify their shape, e.g., reduce sharpness of the hair tips. Modification of the hair can involve heat-induced changes to the shape, composition, or function of the hair tip, hair shaft, and/or hair matrix that make the hair less capable of re-entering the skin. The methods and apparatus can treat and/or prevent pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) in the treatment area. A method is also disclosed for managing hair growth using wavelengths between 1200 nm and 1400 nm.

2002009, Jul 11, 2002

Jan 25, 2001

09/769960

R. Anderson - Lexington MA, US
Dieter Manstein - Boston MA, US
Eliot Battle - Boston MA, US
Gregory Altshuler - Wilmington MA, US
Michael Smotrich - Andover MA, US
Henry Zenzie - Dover MA, US
Michael Smimov - St. Petersburg, RU

A61B018/20

606/009000

A method and apparatus are provided for performing a medical procedure on a patient, for example a dermatological procedure, by use of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) having a relatively low peak power, and in particular a peak power low enough so as not to result in a phase change in the heater or chromophore absorbing radiation which would result in a significant reduction in its absorption, and of relatively long duration which is generally greater than, sometimes significantly greater than, the thermal relaxation time of the irradiated target.

2005021, Sep 29, 2005

Mar 25, 2005

11/090896

Gregory Altshuler - Wilmington MA, US
Michael Smotrich - Andover MA, US
Henry Zenzie - Dover MA, US
Michael Smirnov - St. Petersburg, RU
R. Anderson - Lexington MA, US
Dieter Manstein - Boston MA, US
Eliot Battle - Boston MA, US

PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Burlington MA
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL - Charlestown MA

A61B018/20

606009000, 607089000

A method and apparatus are provided for performing a medical procedure on a patient, for example a dermatological procedure, by use of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) having a relatively low peak power, and in particular a peak power low enough so as not to result in a phase change in the heater or chromophore absorbing radiation which would result in a significant reduction in its absorption, and of relatively long duration which is generally greater than, sometimes significantly greater than, the thermal relaxation time of the irradiated target.

2007021, Sep 13, 2007

Mar 19, 2007

11/688061

Ilya Yaroslavsky - North Andover MA, US
Michael Smotrich - Andover MA, US
Gregory Altshuler - Lincoln MA, US

PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Burlington MA

A61F 2/00, A61N 5/06

607100000, 607088000

Devices and methods for utilizing electromagnetic radiation and other forms of energy to treat a volume of tissue at depth are described. In one aspect, a device modulates the flux incident on surface tissue to control and vary the depth in the tissue at which an effective dose of radiant energy is delivered and, thereby, treat a specific volume of tissue. The methods and devices disclosed are used to perform various treatments, including treatments to prevent and relieve pain and promote healing of tissue.

2007021, Sep 20, 2007

Oct 27, 2006

11/588444

Ilya Yaroslavsky - North Andover MA, US
Michael Smotrich - Andover MA, US
Gregory B. Altshuler - Lincoln MA, US
Michail M. Pankratov - Waltham MA, US

PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Burlington MA

A61F 2/00

607100, 607 88

Devices and methods for utilizing electromagnetic radiation and other forms of energy to treat a volume of tissue at depth are described. In one aspect, a device modulates the flux incident on surface tissue to control and vary the depth in the tissue at which an effective dose of radiant energy is delivered and, thereby, treat a specific volume of tissue. The methods and devices disclosed are used to perform various treatments, including treatments to relieve pain and promote healing of tissue.

2007021, Sep 20, 2007

Oct 27, 2006

11/588599

Ilya Yaroslavsky - North Andover MA, US
Michael Smotrich - Andover MA, US
Gregory B. Altshuler - Lincoln MA, US

PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Burlington MA

A61F 2/00

607100, 607 88

Devices and methods for utilizing electromagnetic radiation and other forms of energy to treat a volume of tissue at depth are described. In one aspect, a device modulates the flux incident on surface tissue to control and vary the depth in the tissue at which an effective dose of radiant energy is delivered and, thereby, treat a specific volume of tissue. The methods and devices disclosed are used to perform various treatments, including treatments to relieve pain and promote healing of tissue.

2008013, Jun 5, 2008

Dec 7, 2007

11/952745

Richard Cohen - Sherborn MA, US
Michael H. Smotrich - Andover MA, US

PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Burlington MA

A61B 18/18

606 34

Methods of treatment of tissue with electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to produce lattices of EMR-treated islets in the tissue are disclosed. Specifically, methods of treating internal hard and soft tissues, such as but not limited to organs, bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, vessels and nerves, with such EMR-treated islets are described. Also disclosed are devices and systems for producing lattices of EMR-treated islets in tissue, and cosmetic and medical applications of such devices and systems.

2011013, Jun 9, 2011

Dec 14, 2010

12/967396

Gregory B. Altshuler - Lincoln MA, US
Michael Smotrich - Andover MA, US
Henry H. Zenzie - Dover MA, US
Michael Z. Smirnov - Burlington MA, US
R. Rox Anderson - Lexington MA, US
Dieter Manstein - Boston MA, US
Eliot Battle - Boston MA, US

PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Burlington MA
The General Hospital Corporation D/B/A Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston MA

A61B 18/20

604 20

A method and apparatus are provided for performing a medical procedure on a patient, for example a dermatological procedure, by use of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) having a relatively low peak power, and in particular a peak power low enough so as not to result in a phase change in the heater or chromophore absorbing radiation which would result in a significant reduction in its absorption, and of relatively long duration which is generally greater than, sometimes significantly greater than, the thermal relaxation time of the irradiated target.

2013006, Mar 14, 2013

Jul 2, 2012

13/540455

Michael H. Smotrich - Andover MA, US
Ilya Yaroslavsky - North Andover MA, US
Gregory B. Altshuler - Lincoln MA, US
Richard Cohen - Sherborn MA, US

PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Burlington MA

A61N 5/06, A61N 5/00, A61N 7/00

601 2, 604 20, 607 1, 607 88, 607 96

Methods and devices are disclosed for controlled mediation and/or improvement of inflammation, inflammation associated with pain, and pain by delivering non-ablative thermal tissue damage to portions of a region of tissue including a volume of inflamed tissue, thereby activating the immune systems pain relief response to the tissue damage.