Skin-heating shaving apparatus and method
AssigneeSyneron Medical Ltd.
InventorsLion Flyash, Shimon Eckhouse
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Abstract
A shaver that includes a cartridge with one or more razor blades and a source of RF energy operative to apply RF energy to one or more of the blades. The cartridge can be attached to a handle for moving the cartridge along the surface of the skin. The cartridge may include a variety of configurations including one or more electrodes and one or more blades with the RF current conducting through any subset of the electrodes and blades, through the skin, thereby heating the skin to help facilitate the engagement of the blade with the hair on the skin surface.
Claims18
A shaving apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a cartridge to be applied to the skin including at least one blade operative to couple RF energy to the skin;
- a source of RF energy operative to supply RF energy to said blade;
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- a handle attached to said cartridge and operative to enable the translation of said cartridge over the skin such that the blade is operative to apply RF energy and heat the skin and engage hair on the surface of the skin.
A shaving apparatus for dry skin shaving, said apparatus comprising:
- a cartridge to be applied to the skin including at least one blade operative to couple RF energy to the skin, heat the skin and engage hair on the skin surface;
- a source of RF energy operative to supply RF energy to said blade;
- a conductive, cooling and hair softening gel dispenser;
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- a handle attachable to said cartridge and operative to enable the translation of said cartridge over the skin.
A method of shaving, said method comprising:
- applying to skin a shaving apparatus comprising a cartridge including at least one blade operative to couple RF energy to the skin and a source of RF energy operative to supply RF energy to said blade;
- supplying RF energy to said blade;
- applying RF energy and heating the skin;
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- displacing the apparatus over the skin in a shaving stroke so that the blade engages with hair on the skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.