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US 11,883,621 B2Granted
Devices and methods for skin treatment
AssigneeHydraFacial LLC
InventorsRoger Ignon, Ed F. Nicolas
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a system for treating skin includes a handpiece assembly comprising a tip and a main body portion, the main body portion comprising an interior cavity and at least one canister configured to store at least one of a treatment material and a waste material. The treatment material and/or the waste material is in fluid communication with the tip.
Claims22
A skin abrasion system comprising:
- a handpiece assembly comprising a main body portion and a tip, wherein the tip is configured to contact skin tissue, wherein the tip is configured to be moved along skin tissue during use to remove at least a portion of a stratum corneum of the skin, wherein the tip is configured to secure to a distal end of the main body portion;
- a waste canister for collecting waste materials withdrawn from a treatment surface during a procedure, wherein the waste canister is configured to removably secure to a proximal end of the handpiece assembly, wherein the proximal end and a distal end of the handpiece assembly are located on opposite ends of the main body portion of the handpiece assembly;
- wherein the waste canister is physically attached to and incorporated into the handpiece assembly when the waste canister is secured to the main body portion along the proximal end of the handpiece assembly, the waste canister being configured to separate from the main body portion to discard waste materials collected in the waste canister;
- at least one fluid delivery passage positioned at least partially within the handpiece assembly and placing the tip in fluid communication with a fluid source;
- and
- at least one suction passage positioned at least partially within the handpiece assembly and placing the waste canister in fluid communication with the tip when the waste canister is secured to the handpiece assembly.
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A skin abrasion system comprising:
- a handpiece comprising a tip for contacting skin tissue;
- and
- a waste canister configured to removably secure to a proximal end of the handpiece, the waste canister configured to physically attach to and incorporate into the handpiece when the waste canister is secured to the proximal end of the handpiece assembly;
- wherein the tip is configured to remove at least a portion of a stratum corneum of the skin during use;
- wherein the tip is in fluid communication with the waste canister when the waste canister is secured to the handpiece;
- wherein the system is configured to transfer a treatment material from a fluid source to the tip;
- wherein the system is configured to transfer waste materials from a treatment surface to the waste canister for collecting waste materials during use;
- and
- wherein the waste canister is configured to separate from handpiece to discard waste materials collected in waste canister.
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A skin abrasion system comprising:
- a handpiece comprising a tip for contacting skin tissue;
- and
- a waste canister configured to removably secure along a proximal end of the handpiece, the waste canister configured to physically attach to and incorporate into the handpiece when the waste canister is secured to the proximal end of the handpiece assembly;
- wherein the tip is in fluid communication with the waste canister when the waste canister is secured to the handpiece;
- and
- wherein the system is configured to transfer waste materials from a treatment surface to the waste canister for collecting waste materials during use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.