Ultrasonic skin cleaner

• US 20050033316A1
• Filed: 07/13/2004
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kertz M. Glen
• Original Assignee: Kertz M. Glen
• Inventors: Kertz, M. Glen
• Application Number:
  US10/890,041
• Publication Number:
  US 20050033316A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/131
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00761 Removing layer of skin tissue, e.g. wrinkles, scars or cancerous tissue
• 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

Methods and apparatus for treating the skin using an apparatus comprising a first vibration generator disposed within a body and coupled to a transfer rod. The apparatus may comprise a second vibration generator to provide ultrasonic vibrations in multiple planes. The transfer rod has a first end extended from said body. A head is attached to the first end of said transfer rod. A pad is removably connected to said head and provides a skin contacting surface that can be easily replaced or removed for cleaning.

Claims

1. An apparatus for treating skin comprising:

a body;

a transfer rod having a first end extended from said body;

a first vibration generator disposed within said body and coupled to said transfer rod;

a head attached to the first end of said transfer rod; and

a pad removably connected to said head.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a second vibration generator disposed within said body and coupled to said transfer rod.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said first vibration generator is operable to vibrate said pad in a first plane and said second vibration generator is operable to vibrate said pad in a second plane.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said head is disposed at an angle to said body.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a snap ring removably connecting said pad to said head.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a battery disposed within said body and electrically coupled to said first vibration generator.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising a charger disposed within said body and electrically coupled to said battery.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said charger is operable to receive electric power from an induction coil.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said body is hand-held.

10. A device comprising;

a body;

a transfer rod extending from said body;

a cleaning head attached to said transfer rod;

a first vibration generator disposed within said body and operable to vibrate said transfer rod in a first plane; and

a second vibration generator disposed within said body and operable to vibrate said transfer rod in a second plane.

11. The device of claim 10 further comprising a pad removably connected to said cleaning head.

12. The device of claim 11 further comprising a snap ring removably connecting said pad to said head.

13. The device of claim 10 wherein said cleaning head is disposed at an angle to said body.

14. The device of claim 10 further comprising a battery disposed within said body and electrically coupled to said vibration generators.

15. The device of claim 14 further comprising a charger disposed within said body and electrically coupled to said battery.

16. The device of claim 15 wherein said charger is operable to receive electric power from an induction coil.

17. The device of claim 10 wherein said body is hand-held.

18. A method of treating skin comprising:

attaching a pad to a head mounted to a transfer rod extending from a body;

activating an ultrasonic vibration generator disposed within the body so as to vibrate the pad;

applying the vibrating pad to the skin;

deactivating the ultrasonic vibration generator; and

removing the pad from the head.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising replacing the pad with a new pad.

20. The method of claim 18 further comprising cleaning the pad before reattaching the pad to the head.

21. The method of claim 18 further comprising:

disposing the body in a recharging base;

connecting the recharging base to a power supply;

transferring electrical energy from the power supply to a battery disposed within the body and coupled to the ultrasonic vibration generator.

22. The method of claim 18 wherein the pad is vibrated in at least two planes.

23. The method of claim 18 wherein the body is hand-held.

24. A method of treating skin comprising:

applying a head to the skin, wherein the head is mounted to a transfer rod extending from a body; and

vibrating the head in at least two planes with one or more ultrasonic vibration generators that are disposed within the body and coupled to the transfer rod.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising attaching a pad to the head before applying the head to the skin.

26. The method of claim 25 further comprising removing the pad from the head so as to provide a new pad before reapplying to the skin.

27. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

disposing the body in a recharging base;

connecting the recharging base to a power supply;

transferring electrical energy from the power supply to a battery disposed within the body and coupled to the ultrasonic vibration generator.