Abrasive skin treatment device

• US 10,004,535 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2016
• Issued: 06/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telebrands Corporation
• Original Assignee: Telebrands Corporation
• Inventors: Khubani, Ajit
• Primary Examiner(s): Steitz, Rachel
• Application Number:
  US15/045,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20170209174A1
• Time in Patent Office: 860 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/1054 Abrasive cosmetic skin peeling or scrubbing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/32 Surgical cutting instruments A61B18/042 takes precedence; suture cutters A61B17/0467; instruments for ligaturing or cutting A61B17/128; instruments for rupturing the amniotic membrane A61B17/4208; specially adapted knives for eye surgery A61F9/0133
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/54 Chiropodists' instruments , e.g. pedicure chiropractic devices A61H1/008
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00398 using powered actuators, e.g. stepper motors, solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00424 ergonomic, e.g. fitting in fist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0069 with universal joint, cardan joint
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00734 battery operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00747 Dermatology
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00761 Removing layer of skin tissue, e.g. wrinkles, scars or cancerous tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320004 abrasive
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/36 Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for

Abstract

An abrasive skin treatment device including a handle portion, a head portion including an exfoliating element, and a unitary pivoting mechanism providing relative movement between the handle portion and the head portion along at least two planes.

Claims

1. An abrasive skin treatment device comprising:

a unitary pivoting mechanism having a first end with first pivoting joint and a second end with a second pivoting joint;

a handle portion coupled to the first end of the unitary pivoting mechanism such that the first pivoting joint enables the handle portion to pivot relative to the unitary pivoting mechanism along a first plane while substantially preventing the handle portion from pivoting relative to the unitary pivoting mechanism along a second plane; and

a head portion including an exfoliating element, the head portion coupled to the second end of the unitary pivoting mechanism such that the second pivoting joint enables the head portion to pivot relative to the unitary pivoting mechanism along the second plane, the first plane and the second plane being different.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the unitary pivoting mechanism is substantially spherical.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the head portion includes a light.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the light includes a light emitting diode.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the exfoliating element is removably coupled to the head portion.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the exfoliating element is rotatably coupled to the head portion.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprising a motor and power supply.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the head portion pivots about the unitary pivoting mechanism relative to the handle portion upon application of a force to at least one of the head portion and the handle portion.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the exfoliating element is substantially cylindrical.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the unitary pivoting mechanism substantially prevents the head portion from pivoting relative to the unitary pivoting mechanism along the first plane.