Nobody should buy medical spa equipment off a catalogue page. Work the other direction. Write the treatment menu you actually intend to sell, derive the machines from it, then let those machines tell you how many rooms you need and what has to be inside them. Menu, hardware, floor plan. In that order.
What follows is a configuration and planning reference for clinic owners, buyers and distributors. It isn't medical advice, and it doesn't replace your local licensing rules, which vary wildly from one jurisdiction to the next.
Four treatment lines, four different rooms
Nearly every aesthetic menu collapses into four technical families. Pigment work. Fractional resurfacing. Hair reduction. Body and skin contouring. Each family has its own beam hazard, its own dwell time per client, and its own service demands - which is precisely why they don't all belong in the same room.
Pigment, tattoo and dyschromia
This line runs on Q-switched Nd:YAG. Our QN-03 Q-switched Nd:YAG laser puts out 1064 nm and 532 nm at a 6-8 ns pulse width, spot adjustable in fixed steps from 1 mm to 4 mm, up to 400 mJ per single pulse at 1064 nm, firing at 1-5 Hz. The electro-optic QE-01 EO Q-switched platform pushes the same wavelength pair harder: 800 mJ at 1064 nm, 1-7 mm continuously adjustable, 1-10 Hz, delivered through a 7-joint articulated arm.
Room consequence? A 3 mm spot at 5 Hz covers ground slowly. Long chair time for a full tattoo, short for a few freckles. Nanosecond pulses throw tissue splatter, so face shields belong here, not just goggles.
Fractional resurfacing
Two machines, two very different rooms. The CF-01 CO2 fractional laser is an RF-excited CO2 tube at 10600 nm, 30 W rated, scanning 50-2000 um spots at densities from 6x6 to 24x24 per square centimetre over 1, 2 or 3 cm scan areas. It ablates. That means plume - vaporised tissue, and whatever the tissue was carrying.
The EF-01 1550 nm fractional laser uses a fibre source with the same scanner logic but no ablation, so the surface stays intact and the smoke problem largely goes away. Ablative work makes extraction non-optional. The ASLMS laser safety guide by Zubair and Sliney reports evacuator capture efficiency falling from about 98.6% to roughly 50% as the nozzle moves from 1 cm to 2 cm off the site, and asks for no more than 5 cm. Two centimetres of operator laziness halves your protection.
Hair reduction
Volume line. The DL-07 808 nm diode laser runs 300 W, a 13x15 mm spot, 2-80 J/cm2, 5-200 ms pulses, 1-10 Hz. Big spot, wide pulse range, fast enough to work in motion. For darker phototypes the LN-01 long-pulse 1064 nm platform trades speed for melanin safety - 4 mm and 6.5 mm spots, up to 10 ms, only 0.5 or 1 Hz.
An e-light platform (PE-01) earns its place on a different argument. A cut-off filter picks the window - HR 610-1200 nm is the hair setting - and 2.64 MHz RF rides the same shot. RF reads no colour, so part of the thermal load stops depending on light, which is how you hold optical fluence lower on deeper skin. Know the boundary. Starting-parameter charts for PE-01 and the MF-05 multifunction e-light console cover Fitzpatrick I through V; type VI and recently tanned skin aren't a fit for the IPL modes. Fine, pale hair is nobody's candidate either - no follicular melanin, no target, on any light-based platform.
This is the room that pays for the others. Keep it near reception and keep it stocked.
Contouring and skin quality
No laser hazard in this group. The infrared sources on SM-01 and CR-01 are incoherent, so laser eyewear isn't the question - ordinary thermal caution is. Time is. CR-01 cryolipolysis applicators run a settable 1-90 minute cycle between 0 and 15 C, windows 165x81 mm and 128x57 mm. SM-01 stacks cavitation, 2.64 MHz RF, vacuum to -0.09 MPa, a 700-2000 nm infrared source and a roller. RF-01 takes monopolar and bipolar tips at 360 W input. OJ-01 is a facial workhorse that needs an air compressor and an oxygen tank behind it - a plumbing decision, not a socket decision.
The fleet on one screen
Every figure below comes off the specification tables on this site. Where a console publishes a fuse rating rather than input power, that's what's quoted.
| Model | Wavelength or modality | Beam hazard | Input power | Cooling | Room requirement |
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| CF-01 | 10600 nm CO2, ablative | Class 4 | Max 10 A fuse | Air | Laser room; 10600 nm eyewear; extraction |
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| EF-01 | 1550 nm fibre, non-ablative | Class 4 | Max 5 A fuse | Air | Laser room; 1550 nm eyewear |
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| QN-03 | 1064 / 532 nm, 6-8 ns | Class 4 | 780 W | Water and air | Laser room; 1064/532 eyewear; face shields |
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| QE-01 | 1064 / 532 nm, 6 ns, 7-joint arm | Class 4 | Max 10 A fuse | Per manual | Shares QN-03 room and eyewear |
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| DL-07 | 808 nm diode, 5-200 ms | Class 4 | 1200 W | Constant condenser | Laser room; 808 nm eyewear |
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| LN-01 | 1064 nm long pulse (532 optional) | Class 4 | 1900 W | Constant condenser | Laser room; check circuit headroom |
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| PE-01 | Filtered 430-1200 nm plus 2.64 MHz RF | Non-laser optical source | Max 10 A fuse | Water, air, semiconductor | Eyewear matched to emitted spectrum |
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| MF-05 | Filtered 430-1200 nm plus 2.64 MHz RF | Non-laser optical source | 760 W | Water, air, semiconductor | As PE-01; can share an e-light room |
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| RF-01 | 2.64 MHz RF only | None | 360 W | Tip held -2 to 0 C | Any treatment room |
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| SM-01 | Cavitation, RF, vacuum, 700-2000 nm IR | None (incoherent IR) | Max 6 A at 220-240 V | Per manual | Non-laser room |
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| CR-01 | Contact cooling plus 5-10 W IR | None (incoherent IR) | Max 1400 W | Applicator, 0-15 C | Non-laser room; bed up to 90 min |
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| OJ-01 | Water and oxygen jet; no optical output | None | Max 6 A fuse | Not applicable | Non-laser room; compressor or cylinder space |
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Which machines can share a room, and which can't
The deciding factor isn't the machine. It's the eyewear.
Goggles are rated by optical density at a specific wavelength band, and labelled with both. A pair that blocks 1064 nm does nothing in front of a 10600 nm beam. The ASLMS guide notes that several wavelengths at one facility complicates safety, and suggests one laser per room with the matching eyewear hung outside the door. Your goggle inventory scales with wavelengths, not with boxes owned.
Sensible pairings
QN-03 and QE-01 share 1064 nm and 532 nm. Same goggles, same door sign, same controlled area - those two genuinely cohabit. RF-01, SM-01, CR-01 and OJ-01 carry no laser hazard, so group them freely, subject to the duller constraint that a CR-01 cycle can hold a bed for up to 90 minutes.
Bad pairings
CF-01 at 10600 nm beside DL-07 at 808 nm means two incompatible goggle stocks and a door sign swapped every time you change device. Works on paper. Fails on a busy Saturday. E-light consoles emit filtered broadband light from roughly 430 nm up, depending on the filter fitted - not a laser line, so eye protection matches the spectrum instead.
Where a controlled area is non-negotiable
US classification follows ANSI Z136.1 and Z136.3, whose class boundaries match the IEC 60825-1 scheme, and on that basis the ASLMS safety guide concludes that many medical lasers, and almost all surgical lasers, fall into Class 4. Two things land straight in the floor plan: one eyewear stock and one door sign per wavelength in that room, and a door you can wire. Under 21 CFR 1040.10(f) a Class IIIb or IV product carries a key-actuated master control and a readily available remote control connector - the socket a door interlock plugs into. It ships unwired. Wire it. The rest, window coverings through to the Laser Safety Officer's annual audit, sits in the full Class 4 room checklist.
Power, cooling and the parts of the plan that slip
Read the input power line before you sign a lease. LN-01 draws 1900 W. CR-01 peaks at 1400 W. DL-07 needs 1200 W. QN-03 sits at 780 W, MF-05 at 760 W. On 220 V that's manageable. On 110 V/60 Hz a 1900 W input pulls near 17 A - more than a standard 15 A branch circuit carries, before anything else is plugged in. Our CO2 platform documentation is explicit: three-hole grounded outlet required, mains voltage checked against the rating plate before power-up.
Cooling isn't a footnote
CF-01 and EF-01 are air-cooled, so they dump heat into the room and care about ambient temperature. QN-03 runs combined water and air. Our diode manuals are blunt: never run dry, pure or distilled water only, refill after the second bleed, drain completely before a long shutdown. Tap water in a semiconductor loop is a slow, expensive mistake.
Doors, lifts and crates
Measure the goods lift car and the door frames before delivery day, not on it. Ask for L x W x H and gross weight off the packing list rather than a catalogue dimensions line - some of those lines describe the console, some the crate, and both get transcribed into the same field. QE-01 arrives at 84 kg gross, CF-01 at 75 kg. Not a two-person stairwell job.
What ships with the console, and what you order alongside it
Get the accessories list before the crate leaves, not after it lands. Our CO2 platform packs two spare 250 V 10 A fuses, operator goggles, a patient eye-shield, two keys, a 3 m power cord and a foot switch. That's the template for a complete delivery.
Then there's what runs out. E-light and cavitation work burns coupling gel, applied evenly and never reused. Filters and handpieces are swap parts with their own lead times. Diode and Q-switched loops take pure or distilled water, never tap. Pre-install conditions go on the same sheet: 220 V/50 Hz or 110 V/60 Hz confirmed against the rating plate, one earthed three-hole outlet per console, and for OJ-01 the floor space and gas handling for a compressor and an oxygen cylinder. Put consumables on the same purchase order as the machine, and hold delivery to whatever lead time your supplier quotes for them. On the money side we've costed a Q-switched room end to end and broken out the wear-part economics separately.
What to check when the crates land
Five items decide whether the machine is yours or still the supplier's problem:
- Hazard class label affixed to the enclosure, matching what the manual claims.
- Classification report against IEC 60825-1 for the laser consoles, or IEC 60601-2-57 for e-light and IPL.
- Electrical safety file against IEC 60601-2-22 for laser equipment intended for surgical, cosmetic and therapeutic use.
- Nominal hazard zone stated in the manual, together with the eyewear wavelength band and optical density it implies.
- Accessories and consumables unpacked against the contract, spares included.
The rest of the commissioning run - transit damage, cooling fill, energy verification, contract language - is acceptance testing step by step.
Browse the full equipment range or the indication-led solutions if you're still mapping menu to machine, then send us your room count and mains voltage before you commit to a configuration.
Frequently asked questions
Can we run our whole menu out of one room to start?
You can, if the menu is small and every device shares a wavelength band. Two Q-switched Nd:YAG systems in one controlled area is fine. A CO2 laser and an 808 nm diode together means swapping goggle stocks and door signage between clients - that's where mistakes creep in. Most clinics settle on one laser room plus one non-laser room.
Does an IPL or e-light platform need the same room controls as a laser?
Not identical controls, but don't treat it as harmless. E-light output is filtered broadband light plus RF, not a laser line, so goggles rated for 1064 nm are the wrong protection. Match eyewear to the emitted spectrum, keep the same discipline on test shots and gel, and check how your local regulator classifies these devices - it isn't uniform.
How many treatment rooms should a new clinic plan for?
Count backwards from dwell time, not device count. The CR-01 timer is settable from 1 to 90 minutes - device range, not a treatment recommendation - so size rooms on a typical 45-60 minute occupancy with 90 minutes as the ceiling. A big-spot diode turns over far quicker. Contouring-heavy menus need more rooms than the equipment list suggests; hair-heavy menus need fewer rooms and more operator hours.
What gets forgotten most often in an equipment build-out?
Two things. Plume extraction for ablative work, treated as an accessory rather than a requirement. And electrical headroom - a 1900 W laser, a 1400 W cryo unit and a 1200 W diode on one circuit works right up until it doesn't. Sort both before the machines arrive.
Is a Laser Safety Officer really necessary for a small clinic?
Where Class 4 devices are in use, yes - and an experienced operator can hold the role rather than a separate hire. The job is writing procedures, training staff, and auditing the facility at least once a year. It's also who notices the door interlock was never wired up.
References
- Zubair R, Sliney D. Laser Safety Guide in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery. American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.
- 21 CFR 1040.10 - Laser products (US federal performance standard, paragraph (f) on Class IIIb and IV controls). Cornell Legal Information Institute.
- IEC 60825-1:2014 - Safety of laser products, Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements. International Electrotechnical Commission.
- IEC 60601-2-22:2019 - Medical electrical equipment, Part 2-22: Particular requirements for surgical, cosmetic, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment.
- ANSI Z136.1 - Safe Use of Lasers, and Z136.3 - Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care. Laser Institute of America / ANSI.