System and method for laser based treatment of soft tissue

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12042221
APP PUB NO 20240090946A1
SERIAL NO

18381024

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The disclosed invention relates to an improved system and method for treatment of soft tissue, e.g., for treatment of a snoring condition. The system can include a laser source; a hand piece; and a device for directing radiation emitted by the laser source to a treatment area (e.g., an oral treatment area). In some cases, the handpiece can include an optical element (e.g., a lens) mounted within a replaceable cartridge and adapted to modulate a laser beam such that it is non-ablative, prior to its delivery to a treatment region. In various embodiments, the system includes a CO2 laser capable of performing treatment in a more efficient manner than conventional techniques.

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CONVERGENT DENTAL INC100 5TH AVENUE SUITE 1010 WALTHAM MA 02451

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Badreddine, Ali Boston, US 8 19
Couitt, Stephen Auburndale, US 8 11
Jelisavcic, Nenad Groton, US 7 73
Kerbage, Charles Arlington, US 22 120
Miller, Steve West Newbury, US 87 2420

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