System and method for hair loss reduction and re-growth
OwnerJo Rodney Knox, Edward W. Smithinventors
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Abstract
Removable headwear is provided for therapeutically applying a permanent magnetic field to hair follicles located in the scalp to retard hair loss and promote hair re-growth. A flexible sheet of magnetic material having a plurality of alternating north-south poles is placed with a head covering that is in turn placed upon the head of a subject. Such head covering, while suitable for nighttime wear, may not be deemed socially acceptable for wear during the day. To enable the subject to maximize the exposure of the scalp to the magnetic fields, the head covering is configured to permit an item of conventional headwear to be placed over and cover the inner head covering.
Claims24
A removable headwear assembly of an inner applicator cap and an outer cosmetic cap for therapeutic use by application of static magnetic fields to a human scalp of a subject comprising:
- permanent magnetic means for stimulation of the scalp;
- an inner applicator receiving said magnetic means in a manner forming a treatment surface therein, said applicator having a peripheral edge that defines a headband, said headband and said applicator together forming a head-receiving cavity;
- attachment means for securing the magnetic means to the applicator;
- means for adjusting the fit of the applicator to the head;
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- means for attaching the outer cap to the applicator to form a cosmetic assembly suitable for daytime wear.
A removable headwear for therapeutic use by application of a magnetic field to a human scalp of a subject comprising:
- a flexible sheet of a permanent magnetic material having a plurality of north and south poles formed thereon;
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- an applicator receiving said flexible magnetic sheet in a manner forming a treatment surface therein.
A method of stimulating hair follicles about the head of a subject comprising the steps of:
- enwrapping a flexible sheet having permanent magnetic elements within a covering for a head;
- placing said covering for a head with said enwrapped magnetic sheet upon the head of said subject;
- wearing said covering for a head upon the head of said subject over an extended period of time after placement thereon;
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- removing said covering for a head from the head of said subject upon the elapse of said extended period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.