Device for cleaning skin pores

• US 5,624,416 A
• Filed: 01/17/1995
• Issued: 04/29/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Viktor Schatz
• Original Assignee: Viktor Schatz
• Inventors: Schatz, Viktor
• Primary Examiner(s): Weiss, John G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US08/373,242
• Time in Patent Office: 833 Days
• Field of Search: 604/289, 604/290, 604/313-315, 604/292, 604/293, 604/316, 294/2
• US Class Current: 604/313
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 9/0007 Pulsating
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 9/005 Pneumatic massage

Abstract

Described is a suction device for cleaning the skin, the device having a suction nozzle with several openings, plus a gap. The skin is drawn by a pulsating suction force into the openings where it closes off the gap in which a pulsating compression force synchronized with the suction force is generated. Comedones are thus squeezed out of the pores by short, variable compressive thrusts.

Claims

1. A device for cleaning skin pores of the skin of a person to be treated which comprises:

a pair of jaws relatively movable to spread said jaws apart and cause said jaws to approach one another;

a suction source for applying suction between said jaws, thereby drawing a skin pore between said jaws when said jaws are spread apart; and

means for pressing said jaws against said skin and squeezing contaminants from said skin pore, said suction force being pulsed to massage said skin with repetitive drawing of skin pores between said jaws and the squeezing of contaminants therefrom as said device is moved on the skin of the person, said jaws defining a slot between them, said slot being formed with spaced-apart chambers to which suction is applied and for receiving respective pores of the skin.

2. A device for cleaning skin pores of the skin of a person to be treated which comprises:

a pair of jaws relatively movable to spread said jaws apart and cause said jaws to approach one another;

a suction source for applying suction between said jaws, thereby drawing a skin pore between said jaws when said jaws are spread apart; and

means for pressing said jaws against said skin and squeezing contaminants from said skin pore, said suction force being pulsed to massage said skin with repetitive drawing of skin pores between said jaws and the squeezing of contaminants therefrom as said device is moved on the skin of the person, round suction openings being formed between said jaws to receive respective skin pores.

3. A device for cleaning skin pores of the skin of a person to be treated which comprises:

a pair of jaws relatively movable to spread said jaws apart and cause said jaws to approach one another;

a suction source for applying suction between said jaws, thereby drawing a skin pore between said jaws when said jaws are spread apart;

means for pressing said jaws against said skin and squeezing contaminants from said skin pore, said suction force being pulsed to massage said skin with repetitive drawing of skin pores between said jaws and the squeezing of contaminants therefrom as said device is moved on the skin of the person; and

an elastic membrane to be interposed between said skin pore and said jaws.

4. The device defined in claim 3 wherein one of said jaws is formed with a hinge enabling displacement of said one of said jaws relative to the other of said jaws.

5. A method of cleaning skin pores, comprising the steps of:

(a) pressing two relatively movable jaws against skin of a person to be treated, and applying suction to the skin between said jaws in a spread-apart state thereof, thereby drawing a skin pore to be cleaned between the two relatively movable jaws in the spread-apart state;

(b) while said skin pore is between said jaws, forcing said jaws together to force contaminants from said skin pore;

(c) thereafter spreading said jaws apart to release said skin pore; and

(d) repeating steps (a) through (c) with pulsing of said suction and movement of said jaws over skin to be treated, thereby massaging the skin.

6. The method defined in claim 5, further comprising the steps of interposing a diaphragm between said jaws and the skin of the person to be treated so that each skin pore is drawn together with a portion of said diaphragm between said jaws.