Automated measurement and control system for tattoo delivery
OwnerWilliam Rassmaninventor
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Abstract
Tattooing, or delivery of pigment into the skin, producing temporary or permanent markings on the skin, is practiced for aesthetic and practical purposes. Human and mechanical control of tattooing may be augmented by sensors, coupled to an adaptive control system capable of improving the results, and relieving demands on the operator.
Claims22
A tattooing device comprising one or more needles operative for moving pigment from a reservoir to the needle tip(s) for delivering pigment to the upper dermal layer of a selected location in the scalp of a patient, said device comprising one or more sensors for dynamically sensing changes in skin characteristics as said needle(s) penetrates the skin of the scalp, said sensor(s) being operative to signal the arrival of the needle tip(s) at the upper dermal layer of the selected location in the upper dermis.
The method of delivering a precise amount of pigment to a patient's skin of claimn 16 wherein said method adjusts the needle to (a) 45 degrees, to (b) 90 degrees or (c) to some needle angle relative to the skin between 45-90 degrees and adjust the delivery in response to a pressure signal, an electrical signal, a temperature signal, a sound signal, an optical signal or the output of a microprocessor to change the delivery of the pigment into the skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.