Dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus

• US 20040010268A1
• Filed: 07/11/2002
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael A. Gabehart
• Original Assignee: Michael A. Gabehart
• Inventors: Gabehart, Michael A.
• Application Number:
  US10/193,548
• Publication Number:
  US 20040010268A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/131
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/54 Chiropodists' instruments , e.g. pedicure chiropractic devices A61H1/008
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320012 Brushes

Abstract

A dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus, having a central control unit and a hand piece. Negative and positive pressure is provided to the hand piece from the central control unit. The hand piece further has a sealed chamber, a brush wheel and a turbine. The sealed chamber has an opening and a negative pressure supply port to receive the negative pressure. The brush wheel is installed in the seal chamber and brought in contact with a skin to be treated through the opening during dermabrasion/microdermabrasion. The turbine is installed external to the sealed chamber and driven by the positive pressure to provide a rotational force to the brush wheel during dermabrasion/micro-dermabrasion.

Claims

1. A dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus, comprising:

a central control unit, to provide a negative pressure and a positive pressure; and

a hand piece, further comprising

a sealed chamber, having an opening and a negative pressure supply port to receive the negative pressure;

a brush wheel, installed in the sealed chamber, the periphery of said brush wheel being juxtapositioned to bring in contact with a skin to be treated through the opening during dermabrasion/microdermabrasion; and

a turbine, external to the sealed chamber and driven by the positive pressure to translate a rotational motion to the brush wheel during dermabrasion/micro-dermabrasion.

2. The dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the central control unit further comprises a negative pressure adjusting means and a positive pressure adjusting means to control the negative and positive pressure, respectively.

3. The dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the central control unit further comprises an indicator to display the rotational speed of the brush wheel.

4. The dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the central control unit further comprises an indicator to display the negative pressure supplied to the sealed chamber.

5. The dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein hand piece further comprises a compartment external to the sealed chamber to enclose the turbine therein.

6. The dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the compartment comprises a positive pressure port to receive the positive pressure.

7. The dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the hand piece further comprises a handle with a negative pressure channel and a positive pressure channel to connect to the central control unit.

8. The dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an extension tube connected between the hand piece and the central control unit.

9. The dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a primary filter installed between the hand piece and the central control unit.

10. The dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a secondary filter installed in the central control unit.

11. A dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus, comprising a brush wheel enclosed in a sealed chamber which receives a negative pressure to bring a skin to be treated in contact with the brush wheel through an opening in the sealed chamber, wherein the brush wheel is rotating during dermabrasion/microdermabrasion to generate friction between the periphery of the brush wheel and the skin.

12. The dermabrasion/dermabrasion apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a turbine external to the sealed chamber to drive the brush wheel.

13. The dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising a central control unit to control the negative pressure and the rotational speed of the brush wheel.

14. A method of dermabrasion/microdermabrasion, comprising:

providing a sealed chamber having an opening and a brush wheel disposed therein;

positioning the opening on the skin to be treated;

applying a vacuum to the sealed chamber such that the skin is pulled into the opening to contact the brush wheel; and

rotating the brush wheel to generate frictional contact between the skin and the brush wheel to remove a part of the skin.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising a step of exhausting the removed part of the skin by vacuum from the sealed chamber.

16. A dermabrasion/microdermabrasion apparatus that applies a friction to a skin to be treated and remove a part of the skin by applying a negative pressure to the skin.