Dermabrasion and skin care apparatus
First Claim
1. Apparatus for dermabrasion and skin care in a human or animal subject, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing sized and configured to be grasped by a human hand;
a motor disposed within said housing;
at least one cylinder having a body treatment-effecting outer surface, said at least one cylinder being rotatably mountable on or in the housing such that its treatment-effecting outer surface may be placed in contact with the skin of the patient; and
, a drive system for connecting the motor to one of said cylinders when that cylinder is mounted on the housing, said drive system being operative to rotate the cylinder that is mounted on the housing while its treatment-effecting outer surface is in contact with the skin.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for abrading, cleaning, massaging, buffing or otherwise treating the skin, fingernails, toenails or other body surfaces. The basic apparatus comprises a small motor mounted within a hand held housing and a cylindrical member rotatably mounted on the housing. The cylindrical member is rotatably driven by the motor and is covered with a treatment-effecting covering such as abrasive material, cloth, brush bristles, adhesive, massaging projections, etc. The cylindrical member may be placed in contact with the skin, nails or other body surface while rotating, thereby abrading cleaning, massaging, buffing or otherwise treating the skin, nails or other body surface. In a more advanced embodiment, the device may incorporate a suction apparatus for suctioning away severed particles of skin or other matter. In either embodiment, the device may incorporate a means for causing the rotation of the cylinder to stop when a predetermined maximum pressure is applied by the cylinder on the underlying body surface, thereby avoiding excessive abrasion or injury to the skin or other body surface being treated.
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15 Claims
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1. Apparatus for dermabrasion and skin care in a human or animal subject, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing sized and configured to be grasped by a human hand;
a motor disposed within said housing;
at least one cylinder having a body treatment-effecting outer surface, said at least one cylinder being rotatably mountable on or in the housing such that its treatment-effecting outer surface may be placed in contact with the skin of the patient; and
,a drive system for connecting the motor to one of said cylinders when that cylinder is mounted on the housing, said drive system being operative to rotate the cylinder that is mounted on the housing while its treatment-effecting outer surface is in contact with the skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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