Apparatus and method for hair removal by electroporation
AssigneeMinnesota Medical Physics LLC
InventorsVictor I. Chornenky, Ali Jaafar
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Abstract
The present invention provides apparatus and method for removal of body hair using electroporation. The apparatus has a pulse generator capable of generator electrical pulses of the desired amplitude and duration to kill hair follicles and an applicator having a first electrode placed in contact with a hair follicle and a second electrode interacting with the first electrode to provide an electroporating field in the tissue volume surrounding a hair to be removed. The apparatus may include a TENS system to provide patient relief from discomfort experienced by application of the electroporation pulses.
Claims6
Apparatus for providing hair removal therapy to a patient, said apparatus comprising:
- a high voltage pulse generator;
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- an applicator electrically connected to said pulse generator, said applicator including a central electrode and an outer electrode surrounding the central electrode,
- wherein said generator supplies pulses to said electrodes to create a electroporating field causing hair follicle death when said central electrode is placed into contact with a hair follicle, said apparatus further including a TENS system for providing a patient relief from discomfort caused by the application of electroporating pulses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.