Means and method to invade skin, mucosa, and underlying tissues with little or no pain
OwnerPourang Bralinventor
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Abstract
A means and a method is disclosed to diminish or eliminate the pain associated with a sharp object penetrating the skin, during such procedures as an injection, biopsy, or deriving a blood sample. To this end, repeated tapping, pressing, or rubbing or vibrating is performed over the skin at or near the site of penetration of the sharp object in conjunction with applying electricity on the skin. The invention discloses a method of using a skin-puncturing means, with enhanced features, to provide local anesthesia at the site of penetration of a sharp object.
Claims19
A method to reduce pain of an injection by a needle comprising:
- a) applying electric current through a plurality of electrodes at least before, during, or after the injection to an injection site of a patient, and
- b) applying gas to said injection site through a nozzle at least before, during, or after the injection to said injection site;
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- wherein pressing at least one of said electrodes on a skin of the patient causes said applying of gas.
A method to reduce pain of an injection by a needle comprising:
- a) applying electric current through a plurality of electrodes at least before, during, or after the injection to an injection site, and
- b) applying gas to said injection site through a nozzle at least before, during, or after the injection to said injection site,
- wherein said plurality of electrodes are included in a retaining means and positioned so as to come in contact with a recipient's skin and apply electric current to the vicinity of said injection site at least before, during, or after the injection,
- wherein said nozzle is included in said retaining means and positioned so as to apply gas to the injection site at least before, during, or after the injection;
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- wherein pressing at least one of said electrodes on the skin of the recipient causes said applying of gas.
A method to reduce pain of a needle insertion into a recipient's skin comprising:
- a) applying electric current through a plurality of electrodes at least before, during, or after the insertion of said needle to an insertion site,
- b) blowing gas to saki insertion site before and during the insertion of said needle into saki insertion site;
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- wherein pressing at least one of said electrodes on the skin of the recipient causes said applying of gas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.