Ultrasonic skin treatment device with hair removal capability
AssigneeSlender Medical Ltd.
InventorsDoron-Aharon Tavlin, Yossi Gross, Haim Azhari, Efraim Cohen-Arazi, Liat Tsoref
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Abstract
Apparatus (10) is provided, including a skin-application portion (30), configured to move across a skin surface (75) of a subject. At least one acoustic element (80) is coupled to the skin-application portion and configured to be placed in acoustic contact with the skin, and to apply ultrasound energy to the skin. Additionally, at least one hair removal element (20) is coupled to the skin-application portion and removes hair from the skin of the subject. Other applications are also described.
Claims24
Apparatus, comprising:
- a skin-application portion, configured to move across skin of a subject;
- at least one acoustic element coupled to the skin-application portion and configured to be placed in acoustic contact with the skin, and configured to apply ultrasound energy to the skin;
- at least one hair removal element coupled to the skin-application portion and configured to remove hair from the skin of the subject;
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- a handle,
- wherein the at least one acoustic element is disposed between the hair removal element and the handle.
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A method comprising:
- providing an acoustic element and a hair removal element, both coupled to a skin-application portion of an apparatus;
- activating the acoustic element to apply ultrasound energy to skin of a subject;
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- subsequently, removing hair from the skin of the subject using the hair removal element, while the skin-application portion is moving across the skin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.