Conductive cutaneous coating for applying electric currents for therapeutic or beauty treatment
OwnerGerard Ramoninventor
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Abstract
A conductive cutaneous coating for application to an area of a person's skin for use in applying electric currents for therepeutic or beauty treatment comprises a gel polymerizable when brought into contact with air of a terniary mixture of polyvinyl alcohol, ethanol and water, and a plastifier physiologically acceptable for topical application. A generator lead has two conductors each connected to a conductive plate disposed at electrically insulated ends of a head clip, the conductive plates bearing against the mask through porous pads soaked with a saline solution at a location at the rear of the cheekbones at ear level.
Claims17
A disposable conductive cutaneous coating for application to an area of a person's skin for use in applying electric currents for therapeutic or beauty treatment, said coating comprising a layer of a settable composition, spread over an area of skin and having substantial electrical conductivity during setting but substantially no conductivity when set, the improvement wherein the composition is a gel progressively polymerizable when brought into contact with air and comprises a terniary mixture consisting essentially of polyvinyl alcohol, ethanol and water, and a plastifier physiologically acceptable for topical application, whereby upon setting the coating is removable from the person's skin.
Apparatus for cutaneous therapeutic or beauty treatment by applying pulsed electric current to facial skin, including a conductive coating adapted to be applied as a facial mask and leads connecting the conductive coating to terminals of a generator, the improvement wherein said conductive coating comprises a one-piece facial mask of a gel polymerizable in contact with air and comprising 15 to 30 wt % polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of hydrolysis greater than 85%, 5 to 15 wt % ethanol, 1.5 to 3 wt % water-soluble lanolin, 0.7 to 1.5 wt % glycerol, the remainder being water, and wherein said leads have two conductors, each of said conductors being connected to a respective conductive plate, each of said conductive plates being disposed at respective electrically insulated ends of an arcuate head clip, each of said conductive plates also bearing against the mask through a porous pad, said porous pad being soaked with a saline solution and said porous pads being locatable at the rear of the cheekbones at ear level.
A disposable conductive cutaneous coating for application to an area of a person's skin for use in applying electric currents for therapeutic or beauty treatment, said coating comprising a layer of a settable composition, spread over an area of skin and having substantial electrical conductivity only during setting, wherein said composition is a gel progressively polymerizable when brought into contact with air and comprises a terniary mixture consisting essentially of 15 to 30 wt. % polyvinyl alcohol, 5 to 15 wt. % ethanol, a plastifier physiologically acceptable for topical application, which comprises 1.5 to 3 wt. % water-soluble lanolin and 0.7 to 1.5 wt. % glycerol in a weight ratio of 4/1 and 1/1, and the balance water.
An apparatus for cutaneous therapeutic or beauty treatment by applying pulsed electric current to facial skin, including a conductive coating adapted to be applied as a facial mask and electrical connecting means connecting the conductive coating to terminals of a generator;
- said conductive coating comprising a one-piece facial mask of a gel polymerizable in contact with air and comprising 15-30 wt. % polyvinyl alcohol, 5 to 15 wt. % ethanol, 1.5 to 3 wt. % water-soluble lanolin, 0.7 to 1.5 wt. % glycerol, the remainder being water;
- said electrical connecting means comprising a lead connected at one end to the terminals of said generator and at the other end to two conductors, each of said two conductors being connected to a respective conductive, plate, each of said conductive plates being disposed at respective electrically insulated ends of an arcuate head clip, each of said conductive plates also bearing against the mask through a porous pad, each of said porous pads being soaked with a saline solution, and said porous pads being locatable at the rear of the cheekbones at ear level.
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