System and method for face and body treatment

• US 20040077977A1
• Filed: 01/24/2003
• Published: 04/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Engii Limited
• Original Assignee: Engii Limited
• Inventors: Ella, Sima, Rave, Haim
• Application Number:
  US10/350,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20040077977A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/6
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0092 hand-held A61H15/0085 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0153 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0207 heated
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0214 cooled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0228 heated by an electric resistance element
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/025 by direct air flow on the patient's body
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/10 with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1604 Head
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1685 interchangeable modular devices, A61H2201/0107
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5007 computer controlled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/022 Face
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/02 with electric or magnetic drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0245 with ultrasonic transducers, e.g. piezoelectric
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/008 Suction kneading
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 9/005 Pneumatic massage
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/328 for improving the appearance of the skin, e.g. facial toning or wrinkle treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36014 External stimulators, e.g. with patch electrodes external pacemakers A61N1/3625
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2/00 Magnetotherapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0644 Handheld applicators
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0651 Diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0659 : infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0661 : ultraviolet
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0616 : Skin treatment other than tanning
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/067 : using laser light
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 7/00 : Ultrasound therapy lithotripsy A61B17/22, A61B17/225; massage using supersonic vibration A61H23/00 ; using ultrasound for introducing media into the body A61M37/0092

Abstract

A system and method are provided for self-application of a variety of face and body treatments. Specifically, the system includes a portable control-and-power console and a light-weight portable device having a plurality of spouts, designed for different portions of the body, and comprising different features. The different features are adapted for different modes of treatment, such as suction, macro-massage treatment, lower-chin firming treatment, breast firming treatment, warming light treatment, UV light treatment, LLLT, ultrasound treatment, pulsating magnetic field treatment, constant magnetic field treatment, electrostimulation treatment, cooling-diode treatment, warming-diode treatment, cooling-warming-diode treatment, mechanical epilation, and photoepilation. Additionally, each spout includes at least two, and preferably three or more features, for applying different modes of treatment, in tandem or in sequence, in accordance with predetermined schedules.

Claims

1. A treatment device, comprising:

a spout, which defines an inner chamber, and which is in communication with a vacuum source, for gliding along a portion of a body and applying suction, macro-massage treatment thereto;

at least one feature, integrated with said spout, for applying at least one mode of treatment, different from macro-massage; and

a power source, in power communication with said at least one feature.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein said vacuum source is a pulsating vacuum source.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein said vacuum source is a steady vacuum source.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein said power source is a power line, and said device is detachably connected to said power line.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein said power source is a self-contained power source.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein said device is detachably connected to said vacuum source.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein said vacuum source is a vacuum cleaner.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein said vacuum source is a dedicated vacuum pump.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein said device includes a gripping handle.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein said spout is detachably connected to said gripping handle.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein said device is adapted for self-application.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein said device further includes at least one knob, for selectively activating and selectively deactivating said at least one feature, for applying said suction, macro-massage and at least one feature individually, and in tandem.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein said spout further includes at least one roller.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein said at least one feature is at least one light source, for applying light treatment to the portion of the body.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source is operative for photoepilation.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein said light treatment is selected from the group consisting of warming light treatment, UV light treatment, LLLT, and a combination thereof.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source comprises a plurality of light sources of a same type.

18. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source comprises a plurality of light sources of different types.

19. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source is adapted for heating the portion of the body.

20. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source comprises a mercury vapor discharge lamp.

21. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source comprises at least one laser light.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein said at least one laser light comprises at least two laser lights of a same wavelength.

23. The device of claim 21, wherein said at least one laser light comprises at least two laser lights of different wavelengths.

24. The device of claim 21, wherein said at least one laser light is a pulsating laser light.

25. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source is operative at a wavelength range of 200-350 nm.

26. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source is operative at a wavelength range of 350-600 nm.

27. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source is operative at a wavelength range of 600-700 nm.

28. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source is operative at a wavelength range of 700-900 nm.

29. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source is operative at a wavelength range of 900-1100 nm.

30. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source is operative at a wavelength range of 1100-1500 nm.

31. The device of claim 14, wherein said at least one light source is operative at a wavelength of over 1500 nm.

32. The device of claim 1, wherein said at least one feature is at least one an electromagnet, for applying a magnetic field treatment to the portion of the body.

33. The device of claim 32, wherein said magnetic field treatment is selected from the group consisting of pulsating magnetic field treatment and constant magnetic field treatment.

34. The device of claim 1, wherein said at least one feature is at least one electrode pair, for applying a electrostimulation treatment to the portion of the body.

35. The device of claim 1, wherein said at least one feature is at least one cooling diode.

36. The device of claim 35, wherein said at least one cooling diode further includes at least two cooling diodes.

37. The device of claim 35, wherein said at least one cooling diode may be flipped so as to operate as a warming diode, for providing warming-diode treatment.

38. The device of claim 35, wherein said device further includes at least one warming diode, wherein said cooling diode and said warming diode operate in cycles for cooling-warming therapy.

39. The device of claim 1, wherein said at least one feature is at least one mechanical epilation device, for applying mechanical epilation to the portion of the body.

40. The device of claim 1, wherein said spout further includes an additional feature, for applying an additional mode of treatment, selected from the group consisting of warming light treatment, UV light treatment, LLLT, ultrasound treatment, pulsating magnetic field treatment, constant magnetic field treatment, electrostimulation treatment, cooling-diode treatment, warming-diode treatment, cooling-warming-diode treatment, photoepilation, and mechanical epilation, wherein said treatments may be selectively applied in tandem and selectively applied in sequence, in accordance with predetermined restrictions.

41. The device of claim 40, wherein said treatments may be applied in accordance with a predetermined schedule.

42. A treatment system, comprising:

a treatment device, comprising;

a spout, which defines an inner chamber, and which is in communication with a vacuum source, for gliding along a portion of a body and applying suction, macro-massage treatment thereto;

at least one feature, integrated with said spout, for applying at least one mode of treatment, different from macro-massage; and

a power source, in power communication with said at least one feature; and

a power-and-control console, comprising;

an electric pump, in fluid communication with said device, for providing suction; and

a system power source, in power communication at least with said electric pump.

43. The system of claim 42, wherein said vacuum source is a pulsating vacuum source.

44. The system of claim 42, wherein said vacuum source is a steady vacuum source.

45. The system of claim 42, wherein said at least one mode of treatment is selected from the goup consisting of warming light treatment, UV light treatment, LLLT, pulsating magnetic field treatment, constant magnetic field treatment, electrostimulation treatment, cooling-diode treatment, warming-diode treatment, cooling-warming-diode treatment, photoepilation, and mechanical epilation.

46. The system of claim 42, wherein said spout includes at least two features, for applying at least two modes of treatment, different from macro-massage, wherein said treatments may be selectively applied in tandem and selectively applied in sequence, in accordance with predetermined restrictions.

47. The system of claim 46, wherein said treatments may be applied in accordance with a predetermined schedule.

48. The system of claim 42, wherein said device is detachably connected to said power-and-control console.

49. The system of claim 48, wherein said system includes a plurality of devices, of different shapes and different modes of treatment.

50. The system of claim 48, wherein said system includes a plurality of spouts, of different shapes and different modes of treatment.

51. The system of claim 42, wherein said device includes at least one roller.

52. The system of claim 42, wherein said system further includes a dedicated device to firm the lower chin.

53. The system of claim 42, wherein said system further includes a dedicated device to firm a breast.

54. The system of claim 42, wherein said system further includes a dedicated device to firm the two breasts simultaneously.

55. The system of claim 42, wherein said system further includes a dedicated device to treat impotence.

56. The system of claim 42, wherein said system is portable.

57. The system of claim 42, wherein said system power source includes a battery.

58. The system of claim 42, wherein said system includes a controller.

59. The system of claim 42, wherein said system includes a display panel.

60. The system of claim 59, wherein said display panel is interactive.

61. The system of claim 42, wherein said device is adapted for self-application.

62. A method for face and body treatment, comprising:

applying a first mode of treatment, selected from the group consisting of suction, macro-massage treatment, warming light treatment, UV light treatment, LLLT, pulsating magnetic field treatment, constant magnetic field treatment, electrostimulation treatment, cooling-diode treatment, warming-diode treatment, cooling-warming-diode treatment, photoepilation, and mechanical epilation; and

applying a second mode of treatment, different from said first mode, said second mode of treatment being selected from the group consisting of suction, macro-massage treatment, warming light treatment, UV light treatment, LLLT, pulsating magnetic field treatment, constant magnetic field treatment, electrostimulation treatment, cooling-diode treatment, warming-diode treatment, cooling-warming-diode treatment, photoepilation, and mechanical epilation,

wherein said first and second modes of treatment may be selectively applied in tandem, and selectively applied in sequence, in accordance with predetermined restrictions.

63. The method of claim 62, wherein said first and second modes of treatment are applied in accordance with a predetermined schedule.

64. The method of claim 62, wherein said modes of treatment are self-applied.