|
Light Source |
Wavelength nm |
System name |
Pulse Duration |
Fluence J/cm 2 |
Spot size mm |
Repetition Rate |
Other features |
Long-pulse Ruby |
694 |
Chromos 694 Ruby |
800microseconds |
10-25 |
7 |
0.4 - 0.6 Hz |
Scanner option |
Epitouch Ruby (Sharplan) |
1.2 milliseconds |
10-40 |
3-6 |
1.2 Hz |
Triple pulse technology |
E2000 (Palomar) |
3 or 100 milliseconds |
10-40 |
10, 20 |
1 Hz |
Cooling handpiece
0-10°C Fiber delivery
Photon recycling |
Ruby Star (Aesclepion-Meditec) |
4 milliseconds |
Up to 24 |
Up to 14 |
1 Hz |
Dual mode: May also be Q-switched |
Sinon (Wavelight) |
4 msec |
Up to 30 |
5,7,9 |
0,5-2 Hz |
Cold air unitMay also be Q-switched |
Long-pulse Alexandrite |
755 |
Apogee (Cynosure) |
0. 5-300 milliseconds |
25-50 |
5, 10, 12, 15 |
3 Hz |
Cold air or integrated cooling |
Gentlelase (Candela) |
3 milliseconds |
10-100 |
6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18 |
Up to 1.5 Hz |
Dynamic cooling device |
Epitouch ALEX (Sharplan) |
2-40 milliseconds |
Up to 50 |
5, 7, 10 |
1 Hz |
Scanner option |
Ultrawave II/III (Adept Medical) |
5-50 milliseconds |
5-55 |
8, 10, 12 |
1-2 Hz |
Available with 532 nm and/or 1064 nm Nd:YAG |
Epicare (Light Age) |
3-300 milliseconds |
25-40 |
7, 9, 12, 15 |
1-3 Hz |
|
Arion (WaveLight) |
1-50 microseconds |
Up tp 40 |
6, 8, 10, 12, 14 |
Up to 5 Hz |
Cold air unit |
Diode laser |
800 |
LightSheer (Lumenis) |
5-400 milliseconds |
10-100 |
9 X 9
12 x 12 |
Up to 2 Hz |
Cooling handpiece |
Apex-800 (Iridex) |
5-100 milliseconds |
5-60 (600 W) |
7, 9, 11 |
Up to 4 Hz |
Cooling handpiece |
SLP1000 (Palomar) |
5-1000 milliseconds |
Up to 575 |
12 |
Up to 3 Hz |
SheerCool triple contact cooling, photon recycling |
MedioStar (Aesclepion-Meditec) |
50 milliseconds |
Up to 64 |
10, 12, 14 |
Up to 4 Hz |
Integrated scanner with cold air cooling device |
F1 Diode Laser (Opusmed) |
15-40 milliseconds |
10-40 |
5, 7 |
4 Hz |
|
EpiStar (Nidek) |
5-700 milliseconds |
0.12-400 |
2, 3, 4, 5 |
1-15 Hz |
|
Q-switched Nd:YAG |
532/1064 |
Softlight (Telsar) |
12-18 nanoseconds |
2.5 - 3 |
7 |
Up to 10 Hz |
Only 1064 nm |
MedLite C6 (Hoya/ConBio) |
<20 nanosecond |
Up to 12 |
3, 4, 6, 8 |
Up to 10 Hz |
532 and 1064 nm |
Long-pulsed Nd:YAG |
1064 |
CoolGlide (Cutera) |
0.1-300 milliseconds |
U to 300 |
3, 5, 7, 10 |
Up to 2 Hz |
Contact precooling |
Lyra/Gemini (Laserscope) |
20-100 milliseconds |
5-900 |
10 |
|
Contact cooling photon recycling |
Ultrawave(Adept Medical) |
5-100 milliseconds |
5-500 |
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 |
1-2 Hz |
Available with 532 nm and/or 755 nm |
Athos (Quantel) |
3-5 milliseconds |
Up to 80 |
4 |
Up to 3 Hz |
|
Gentle Yag (Candela) |
0 or 25-300 milliseconds |
Up to 600 |
1.5, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12 15, 18 |
Up to 10 Hz |
Cryogen spray optional |
Varia (CoolTouch) |
300-500 milliseconds |
Up to 500 |
3-10 |
|
Pulsed cryogen cooling with thermal quenching |
Acclaim 7000 (Cynosure) |
0 or 4-300 milliseconds |
300 |
3, 5, 7, 10, 12 |
5 Hz |
Cold air or integrated cooling |
Smartepil II (Cynosure) |
Up to 100 milliseconds |
16-200 |
2.5, 4, 5, 7, 10 |
6 Hz |
SmartCool scanner |
Dualis (Fotona) |
5-200 milliseconds |
Up to 600 |
2-10 |
|
|
Vasculight Elite (Lumenis) |
2-16 milliseconds |
70-150 |
6 |
0,33 Hz |
Combined with intense pulsed light |
Profile (Sciton) |
0 or 1-200 milliseconds |
Up to 400 |
|
|
Combined with erbium |
Mydon (WaveLight) |
5-90 milliseconds |
10-450 |
1.5, 3, 5, 7, 10 |
1-10 Hz |
Contact or air cooling |
Intense/Variable pulsed broadband
light source |
530-950
610-950
|
Ultra VPL (Energist UK )
Skin treatments
Hair removal
|
Variable |
Up to 51 J/cm 2 |
50 X 10 mm |
|
Water cooled system
|
590-1200 |
EpiLight (Lumenis) |
15-100 milliseconds |
Up to 45 |
10 X 45
8 X 35 |
0.5 Hz |
Contact cooling
Multiple pulsing |
695-1200 |
Quantum HR (Lumenis) |
15-100 microseconds |
25-45 |
34 X 8mm |
0.5 Hz |
|
400-950 |
Ellipse (DDD) |
0.2-50 milliseconds |
Up to 21 |
10 X 48 |
0.25 Hz |
Dual-mode filtering technique |
400-1200 |
PhotoLight (Cynosure) |
5-50 milliseconds |
Up to16 |
46 X 18 |
|
Xenon pulsed lamp |
500-1200 |
Estelux (Palomar) |
10-100 milliseconds |
4-40 |
16 X 46 |
Up to 1 |
Fast coverage rate
Coolroller cooling |
550-900 |
ProLite (Alderm) |
|
10-50 |
10 X 20
20 X 25 |
0.5 Hz |
Fluorescent pulsed light |
400-1200 |
Spatouch (Radiancy) |
35 milliseconds |
Up to 7 |
22 X 55 |
0.25 Hz |
Light heat energy |
510-1200 |
Quadra Q4(Derma Med USA) |
48 milliseconds |
10-20 |
33 X 15 |
|
Quad-pulsed
light system |
Q-switched Nd:YAG |
532/1064 |
Softlight (Telsar) |
12-18 nanoseconds |
2.5 - 3 |
7 |
Up to 10 Hz |
Only 1064 nm |
MedLite C6 (Hoya/ConBio) |
<20 nanosecond |
Up to 12 |
3, 4, 6, 8 |
Up to 10 Hz |
532 and 1064 nm |
Intense pulsed light plus
Nd:YAG |
510-1200 |
SpectraPulse (Primary Technology) |
3 X 12pulse delay:4 & 5resp |
10-20 |
15 X 33 |
|
Light energy recycling |
400-1200 |
StarLux (Palomar) |
5-500 milliseconds |
Up to 30 |
16 X 46 |
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