PARTICLE CONTAINERS AND DELIVERY APPLICATORS
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0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Certain therapies involving delivering materials, such as light absorbing particles, to the surface of a subject'"'"'s skin. Thereafter, the movement of the material into skin structures, such as follicles, is facilitated by a mechanical device such as a massager. The present application describes certain devices useful in such therapies.
74 Citations
8 Claims
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5. A device for delivering a fluid to skin while massaging said skin comprising:
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A device body, said device body comprising a battery and a battery operated motor in electrical communication with said battery; A massage head coupled to said motor in a manner effective to massage said skin; Said device body further comprising a receptacle for securely holding a delivery container; Said receptacle having a piston which is advanced in small increments within said delivery container in response to an input signal supplied by depressing a button on a surface of said device body, said piston advances dispensing a small volume of fluid from said delivery container to said skin adjacent to where said massage head is massaging said skin. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A disposable delivery element comprising:
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A container having a sterile interior comprising a volume of between about 0.5 and 10 ml; Said container further comprising a delivery member having a sealed state and a delivery state through which a composition comprising particles can be delivered; and Said container further comprising a member effective to pressurize said fluid within said container so as to deliver said composition through said delivery member in said delivery state. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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