SKIN STIMULUS
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1. A skin stimulus apparatus for creating in use a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of a treatment or wound site to alleviate the perception of pain, said apparatus comprising:
- first and second textured surfaces (30, 36) for contacting the skin, andan arrangement (18, 44, 46) for moving one of the textured surfaces relative to the other to create said stimulus.
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Abstract
Skin stimulus arrangements are described for creating a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of a treatment or wound site to alleviate the perception of pain. First and second textured surfaces are provided for making contact with the skin, with the surfaces being moved to create a stimulus which alleviates the perception of pain. The movement may be linear, rotary or a combination of both, and just a single textured surface may be provided.
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45 Claims
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1. A skin stimulus apparatus for creating in use a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of a treatment or wound site to alleviate the perception of pain, said apparatus comprising:
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first and second textured surfaces (30, 36) for contacting the skin, and an arrangement (18, 44, 46) for moving one of the textured surfaces relative to the other to create said stimulus.
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2. A skin penetration device comprising:
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a body (10), a penetration element (22) mounted in said body for penetrating the skin of the user, a skin stimulus arrangement for creating in use a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of an intended penetration site to alleviate the perception of pain, characterized in that said skin stimulus arrangement comprises first and second textured surfaces (30, 36) for contacting the skin and an arrangement (18, 44, 46) for moving at least one of the textured surfaces relative to the other, thereby to create said stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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11. A skin penetration device comprising:
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a body (10;
110),a penetration element (22;
122) mounted in said body for penetrating the skin of the user,a skin stimulus arrangement for creating in use a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of an intended penetration site to alleviate the perception of pain, characterized in that said skin stimulus arrangement comprises a textured surface (36;
138) for contacting the skin and a moving arrangement (118, 158, 159, 160) for effecting relative angular movement of said textured surface and said body, thereby to create said stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14)
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28. A skin penetration device comprising:
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a body (310), a penetration element (322) mounted in said body for moving to a penetrating position in which, in use, it penetrates the skin of the user, a skin stimulus arrangement for creating in use a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of an intended penetration site to alleviate the perception of pain, wherein said penetration element includes a longitudinal distal portion (322) with a sharp tip, and said penetration movement is longitudinal characterized in that said skin stimulus arrangement comprises a nose portion (382) having an aperture (384) through which said tip may pass with clearance, the nose portion having a forwarding facing edge for making edge contact with the skin immediately around the intended penetration site, thereby to create said stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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- 40. A method for creating a stimulus in the skin in the vicinity of a treatment site to alleviate the perception of pain, which method includes contacting the skin with first and second texture surfaces and moving one of said surfaces relative to the other.
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