DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE DELIVERY AND/OR ELIMINATION OF COMPOUNDS IN TISSUE

摘要

A device for removing compounds in tissue such as, for example, tattoo pigment compounds in skin tissue includes a detector for detecting the peak optical absorption of the compound, a laser source, wherein the wavelength is tuned or selected based on the peak optical absorption of the compound in the skin. The device further includes a delivery member for delivering radiation from the laser source to the tissue. Compounds such as tattoo pigment compounds are removed by detecting the peak optical absorption of the tattoo pigments or photofragments thereof in tissue with the detector. The wavelength of the laser source is adjusted based on the peak optical absorption of the compound in the tissue, and delivers radiation at the adjusted (or non-adjusted) wavelength from the laser source to the compound in the tissue with the delivery member.