Abstract:
The present application relates to an optical system (1) comprising a light beam generator (10) configured to generate a light beam (2) and direct it along an optical path (3), an optical element (19, 24) in said optical path (3) and on which said light beam (2) is incident for redirecting said light beam (2), a sensor (4, 5) attached to said optical element (19, 24), the sensor (4, 5) being configured to generate information indicative of a characteristic of said light beam (2) that is incident on said optical element (19, 24), and a controller (6) configured to adjust one or more characteristics of said optical system (1) in dependence on the information generated by said sensor (4, 5).
Abstract:
There is provided a cutting assembly for use in a hair cutting device. The cutting assembly comprises an optical waveguide having a light receiving end and a sidewall, wherein a portion of the sidewall forms a cutting face for contacting hair. The cutting assembly further comprises a housing element to support the optical waveguide. The cutting assembly further comprises a biasing member acting upon the optical waveguide such that, upon the optical waveguide becoming severed, thereby creating two severed faces of the optical waveguide, the severed face attached to the light receiving end of the optical waveguide is caused to face the housing element. A hair cutting device is also disclosed.
Abstract:
There is provided a hair cutting device for cutting hair on a body of a subject. The hair cutting device comprises at least one light source for generating laser light at two or more specific wavelengths corresponding to wavelengths absorbed by one or more chromophores in hair; and a cutting element comprising an optical waveguide for receiving light from the at least one light source. The optical waveguide comprises a cutting face, the cutting face being arranged to contact hair as the hair cutting device is moved across the skin of the body of a subject. The cutting face is arranged essentially parallel to the long axis of the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is arranged to allow the light generated by the at least one light source to couple into hair when hair is close to or in contact with the optical waveguide. The at least one light source is configured to generate laser light having a first wavelength and a series of pulses of laser light having a second wavelength. A method of operating a hair cutting device is also disclosed.
Abstract:
Provided is a method and an apparatus thereof for measuring a skin characteristic. The apparatus comprises a processor configured to receive, over a time period T, a first response indicating intensities of light of a first wavelength λ1 reflected from skin, and a second response indicating intensities of light of a second wavelength λ2 reflected from the skin. It further receives a first indication of a total intensity of the light corresponding to the first response and a second total intensity of light corresponding to the second response, which are emitted to the skin over the time period T. A first variation curve (10) with the first response as a function of the first indication and a second variation curve (11) with the second response as a function of the second indication is determined. The processor further determines a portion of each variation curve, along which portion the variation is substantially linear. It then calculates slopes at at least one point in said portion of the variation curves, and determines a value of the skin characteristic from a ratio of the slopes.
Abstract:
Provided is an optical assembly (1) for use in a skin treatment device (2), and the use thereof in a treatment method. The optical assembly (1) comprises a light source (10), a first prism (11) and first and second guiding elements (12) and (13) with enclosed reflective faces disposed facing each other. The first prism (11) includes a first surface (111), a second surface (112) inclined with the first surface (111) and a third surface (113) adjoining the first (111) and the second (112) surfaces. The first guiding element (12) is arranged to guide the light transmitted from the light source (10) through the first surface (111) of the first prism. The second guiding element is further arranged to receive through the second surface (112) of the first prism (11), the light reflected from the third surface (113) of the first prism and output the received light for illuminating the skin. The first surface (111) and the second surface (112) of the first prism (11) are separated from the first guiding element (12) and the second guiding element (13), respectively, by a refractive index interface and act as total internal reflection surfaces.
Abstract:
There is provided a hair cutting device for cutting hair on a body of a subject, the hair cutting device comprising a light source for generating laser light at one or more specific wavelengths corresponding to wavelengths absorbed by one or more chromophores in hair; and a cutting element that comprises an optical waveguide that is coupled to the light source to receive laser light, wherein a portion of a side wall of the optical waveguide forms a cutting face for contacting hair, and wherein at least at the cutting face the optical waveguide has a refractive index that is equal to or lower than the refractive index of hair and higher than the refractive index of skin.
Abstract:
There is provided a method of manufacturing a cutting element for use in a hair cutting device, the cutting element comprising an optical waveguide, the method comprising providing a preform for an optical waveguide, the preform comprising a core and an outer layer, wherein the outer layer is arranged around the core along the length of the core; forming a shaped preform by removing a portion of the outer layer along the length of the core to expose part of the core, wherein a remaining portion of the outer layer is a support structure for the core; heating the shaped preform; and pulling the shaped preform in the direction of the axis of the core to reduce the cross-section of the shaped preform and form the optical waveguide. Also provided is a cutting element manufactured according to the above method and a cutting element for use in a hair cutting device, the cutting element comprising an optical waveguide comprising a core and a support structure, wherein the support structure contacts the core along the length of the core to support the core, and wherein part of the core is exposed along the length of the core to form a cutting face for contacting hair. The thickness of the support structure tapers linearly or non-linearly from a thin side at which the support structure contacts the core to a thick side.
Abstract:
Hair growth stimulating device to obtain a non-chemical hair growth stimulation comprising an ultrasound transducer (UST), and a driver (DE) for the ultrasound transducer, wherein the driver is arranged for having the ultrasound transducer (UST) generate an ultrasound signal having a frequency not exceeding 100 kHz, preferably 20 kHz, at a power not exceeding 500 mW/cm 2 , preferably 250 mW/cm 2 . The frequency may be subject to a frequency sweep not exceeding 20%, preferably 10%. Pulses having a pulse width between 10 ms and 500 ms may be used.
Abstract translation:毛发生长刺激装置,用于获得包含超声换能器(UST)的非化学毛发生长刺激和用于所述超声换能器的驱动器(DE),其中所述驱动器布置成使所述超声波换能器(UST)产生具有 频率不超过100kHz,优选20kHz,功率不超过500mW / cm 2,优选250mW / cm 2。 频率可能经受不超过20%,优选10%的频率扫描。 可以使用具有10ms和500ms之间的脉冲宽度的脉冲。
Abstract:
A laser-based hair cutting device (10) is provided, which device (10) comprises a laser source (18), an optically transparent exit window (15) and optical elements (11, 12, 13, 14) The laser source (18) provides an incident light beam (21) for cutting a hair (22) above and near a skin surface by laser-induced optical breakdown (LIOB) of the hair (22) in a focal position of the light beam (21). The optically transparent exit window has an external exit surface (15) for allowing the incident light beam (21) to leave the device. The optical elements (11, 12, 13, 14) focus the incident light beam (21) in the focal position at a working distance from the exit surface (15). The laser source (18) and the optical elements are arranged and configured such that the working distance is at least (I) wherein NA is a numerical aperture of the incident light beam leaving the device (10), Ep is a pulse energy (J) of the incident light beam (21), Fthresh is a fluence threshold (J/m2) of the exit surface, M2 is a beam quality of the incident light beam (21) and λ is a wavelength (m) of the incident light beam (21).