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US 2003/0165550 A1Published application
Microdermabrasion devices, compositions, and methods
AssigneeDermaNew, Inc.
InventorDean L. Rhoades
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Abstract
A composition including a base and a plurality of abrasive particles. An apparatus including a head, and an applicator coupled to the head, the applicator having dimensions suitable for contacting localized areas of human skin. A method including applying a composition to an area of human skin, the composition comprising a base and a plurality of abrasive particles, and manipulating the composition over the area of human skin with a handle-operated instrument.
Claims27
An apparatus comprising:
- a head portion;
- a handle portion coupled to the head portion and suitable for gripping by a human hand, the handle portion comprising
- a first member extending from the head portion, and
- a second member coupled to the first member at an angle;
- and
- an applicator comprising a porous mass coupled to the head portion and having dimensions suitable for contacting localized areas of human skin.
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A method comprising:
- applying a composition to an area of human skin, the composition comprising a base and a plurality of abrasive particles having an average particle size in the range of 50 microns to 556 microns;
- and
- manipulating the composition over the area of human skin with an apparatus, the apparatus having a head portion and a handle portion coupled to the head portion and suitable for gripping by a human hand, the handle portion comprising
- a first member extending from a surface of the head portion, and
- a second member coupled to the first member at an angle, and
- an applicator comprising a porous mass coupled to the head portion and having dimensions suitable for contacting localized areas of human skin.
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A composition comprising:
- a base suitable for application to human skin;
- and
- a plurality of abrasive particles having an average particle size of about 34 micrometers to about 556 micrometers suspended in the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.