Microdermabrasion System Upgrade Kit

• US 20100049210A1
• Filed: 08/22/2008
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emed Incorporated (Brady Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Emed Incorporated (Brady Corporation)
• Inventors: Hantash, Basil M., Karasiuk, Kenneth B., Boone, N. Brendon III
• Granted Patent: US 8,986,323 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/131
• 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 17/545 using a stream or spray of abrasive particles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320004 abrasive
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320012 Brushes

Abstract

A microdermabrasion system upgrade kit includes a plurality of couplers from which a user may choose one or more couplers in order to connect the upgrade kit to a vacuum source of an existing microdermabrasion system. In an implementation, the upgrade kit includes a power socket that the user can plug the vacuum source into.

Claims

1. A microdermabrasion system upgrade kit comprising:

a container, comprising a plurality of couplers, wherein a first and second coupler have a first end with the same coupler diameter, and a second end of the first coupler has a different diameter than a second end of the second coupler;

a console comprising a power socket that outputs power;

a first switch, coupled to a supply line;

a second switch, coupled between the supply line and the power socket; and

a security circuit, coupled to the supply line and the second switch; and

a microdermabrasion hand piece, coupled to the console, comprising;

an abrasive tip having an abrasive surface;

at least one fluid output opening having an outer edge at a first position outside a periphery of the abrasive surface; and

at least one fluid input opening having an outer edge at a second position outside a periphery of the abrasive surface, wherein the second position is a greater distance away from the abrasive surface than the first position.

2. The kit of claim 1 wherein the fluid input opening couples to a first passageway, the fluid output opening couples to a second passageway, and the first passageway has a greater diameter than the second passageway.

3. The kit of claim 1 wherein the fluid input opening couples to a first tubular passageway, the fluid output opening couples to a second tubular passageway, and the first and second tubular passageways share a common center axis.

4. The kit of claim 1 wherein the fluid input opening couples to a first tubular passageway, the fluid output opening couples to a second tubular passageway, and the second passageway is within the first passageway.

5. The kit of claim 1 wherein fluid deposited on the abrasive tip from the one fluid output opening is capable of being drawn into the one fluid input opening from at least two different directions, opposite of one another.

6. The kit of claim 1 wherein fluid deposited on the abrasive tip from the one fluid output opening is capable of being drawn into the one fluid input opening from at least two different directions, transverse to one another.

7. The kit of claim 1 wherein fluid deposited on the abrasive tip from the one fluid output opening is drawn into the one fluid input opening without passing through a porous material.

8. The kit of claim 1 wherein fluid from the one fluid output opening is placed on the abrasive surface without passing through the abrasive surface.

9. The kit of claim 1 wherein the one fluid input opening encircles the abrasive surface.

10. The kit of claim 1 comprising:

a second fluid input opening having an outer edge at a third position outside a periphery of the abrasive surface, wherein the third position is a greater distance away from the abrasive surface than the first position, and the third position is on an opposite side of the abrasive surface from the second position.

11. A microdermabrasion system upgrade kit comprising:

a container, comprising a plurality of couplers, wherein a first and second coupler have a first end with the same coupler diameter, and a second end of the first coupler has a different diameter than a second end of the second coupler;

a console comprising a power socket that outputs power;

a first switch, coupled to a supply line;

a second switch, coupled between the supply line and the power socket;

a security circuit, coupled to the supply line and the second switch, and a vacuum tube input line having a diameter to fit the first ends of the first and second couplers; and

a microdermabrasion hand piece, coupled to the console and the vacuum tube input line.

12. The kit of claim 11 wherein an enclosure of the console does include a vacuum pump.

13. The kit of claim 11 wherein the container comprises a base member, a reclosable lid, and a tray that fits in the base member, the tray having a first cavity to hold the first coupler and a second cavity to hold the second coupler.

14. The kit of claim 12 wherein in the tray, adjacent to the first cavity is first label and adjacent to the second cavity is a second label, different from the first label.

15. The kit of claim 11 comprises an instruction manual and video disc, wherein the video disc has a video presentation showing how to connect the console to a vacuum pump external to the console.

16. A microdermabrasion system upgrade kit comprising:

a container, comprising a plurality of couplers, wherein a first and second coupler have a first end with the same coupler diameter, and a second end of the first coupler has a different diameter than a second end of the second coupler;

a console comprising a power socket that outputs power;

a first switch, coupled to a supply line;

a second switch, coupled between the supply line and the power socket; and

a security circuit, coupled to the supply line and the second switch, wherein an enclosure of the console does include a vacuum pump; and

a microdermabrasion hand piece, coupled to the console.

17. The kit of claim 16 wherein turning on the first switch turns on a vacuum pump pressure display of the console and the power socket.

18. The kit of claim 16 wherein the enclosure has dimensions which are insufficient for housing a vacuum pump.

19. The kit of claim 16 wherein the enclosure does not have a forced air output vent that is coupled to the hand piece.

20. The kit of claim 16 comprises an instruction manual and video disc, wherein the video disc has a video presentation showing how to connect the console to a vacuum pump external to the console.