Device for treating skin using non-thermal plasma
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsJasper Zuidervaart, Eduard Antonius Van Der Zwan, Stephan Mooibroek, Jeroen Christian Nijdam
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Abstract
The present application relates to a device for treating skin using non-thermal plasma. It comprises a housing having a skin interface electrode for application to skin during treatment, a generator for generating non-thermal plasma at the skin interface electrode; and an isolating element to isolate a region surrounding said skin interface electrode other than during treatment so that non-thermal plasma generated at the skin interface electrode within said region sterilises the skin interface electrode.
Claims18
A device for treating skin using non-thermal plasma, the device comprising:
- a housing having a skin interface electrode for application to skin during treatment;
- a generator for generating non-thermal plasma at the skin interface electrode;
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- an isolating element to isolate an airtight region surrounding said skin interface electrode other than during treatment so that non-thermal plasma generated at the skin interface electrode within said airtight region sterilises the skin interface electrode;
- wherein the isolating element is integrally formed as part of a dock to receive and support the housing.
A method for sterilising a skin interface electrode of a device including a housing having a skin interface electrode for application to skin during treatment, a generator for generating non-thermal plasma at the skin interface electrode, and an isolating element to isolate an airtight region surrounding said skin interface electrode other than during treatment so that non-thermal plasma generated at the skin interface electrode within said airtight region sterilises the skin interface electrode,
- the method comprising:
- positioning the isolating element relative to the housing so that the isolating element isolates the airtight region surrounding said skin interface electrode;
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- activating the generator so that a first non-thermal plasma is generated at the skin interface electrode within said airtight region and sterilises the skin interface electrode.
A device for treating skin using non-thermal plasma, comprising:
- a skin interface electrode for application to skin during treatment;
- a generator for generating non-thermal plasma at the skin interface electrode;
- a housing accommodating the skin interface electrode and the generator;
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- an isolating element cooperative with the housing to isolate an airtight region surrounding said skin interface electrode so that non-thermal plasma generated at the skin interface electrode within said airtight region sterilises the skin interface electrode;
- wherein the isolating element is integrally formed as part of a dock to receive and support the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.