Apparatus and method for removing material from skin pores
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1. An apparatus for removing material from a skin pore, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a nozzle for engaging the skin of an individual, said nozzle including an outer nozzle portion defining an outer nozzle portion interior and having an outer nozzle portion distal end defining an outer nozzle portion opening communicating with said outer nozzle portion interior and an inner nozzle portion defining an inner nozzle portion interior and having an inner nozzle portion distal end defining an inner nozzle portion opening communicating with said inner nozzle portion interior, said outer nozzle portion and said inner nozzle portion being relatively movable whereby said inner nozzle portion distal end either is spaced from and out of contact with skin engaged by said outer nozzle portion distal end or is in contact with skin engaged by said outer nozzle distal end;
biasing means biasing one of said nozzle portions against movement relative to the other of said nozzle portions; and
vacuum producing means for producing a vacuum at said nozzle within both said outer nozzle portion interior and said inner nozzle portion interior for applying a vacuum to skin engaged by said outer nozzle portion and said inner nozzle portion of said nozzle for removing material from a pore of said skin.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for extracting matter from skin pores. The system utilizes a nozzle including relatively movable inner and outer nozzle portions. Vacuum is applied to the nozzle and the inner nozzle is applied to the skin surrounding a pore after the skin has been drawn into the outer nozzle portion by vacuum.
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1. An apparatus for removing material from a skin pore, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
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a nozzle for engaging the skin of an individual, said nozzle including an outer nozzle portion defining an outer nozzle portion interior and having an outer nozzle portion distal end defining an outer nozzle portion opening communicating with said outer nozzle portion interior and an inner nozzle portion defining an inner nozzle portion interior and having an inner nozzle portion distal end defining an inner nozzle portion opening communicating with said inner nozzle portion interior, said outer nozzle portion and said inner nozzle portion being relatively movable whereby said inner nozzle portion distal end either is spaced from and out of contact with skin engaged by said outer nozzle portion distal end or is in contact with skin engaged by said outer nozzle distal end; biasing means biasing one of said nozzle portions against movement relative to the other of said nozzle portions; and vacuum producing means for producing a vacuum at said nozzle within both said outer nozzle portion interior and said inner nozzle portion interior for applying a vacuum to skin engaged by said outer nozzle portion and said inner nozzle portion of said nozzle for removing material from a pore of said skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for removing material from a skin pore, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
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a nozzle for engaging the skin of an individual, said nozzle including an outer nozzle portion having an outer nozzle portion distal end defining an outer nozzle portion opening and having an annular skin engaging surface surrounding said outer nozzle portion opening, said nozzle additionally including an inner nozzle portion having an inner nozzle portion distal end defining an inner nozzle portion opening, said outer nozzle portion being movably mounted relative to said inner nozzle portion and movable between a first position wherein said inner nozzle portion distal end is spaced from and out of contact with skin engaged by said outer nozzle portion distal end and a second position wherein said outer nozzle portion is retracted relative to said inner nozzle portion and said inner nozzle portion distal end is in contact with skin engaged by said nozzle; biasing means biasing said outer nozzle portion to said first position; and vacuum producing means for producing a vacuum at said nozzle for applying a vacuum to skin engaged by said outer nozzle portion and said inner nozzle portion of said nozzle for removing material from a pore of said skin, said outer nozzle portion defining an outer nozzle portion interior in communication with said outer nozzle portion opening and said inner nozzle portion defining an inner nozzle portion interior in communication with said inner nozzle portion opening, said inner nozzle portion being at least partially disposed in said outer nozzle portion interior, said outer nozzle portion surrounding said inner nozzle portion, said inner nozzle portion distal end having an annular skin engagement surface for engaging said skin around a skin pore after said skin has been deformed and drawn into said outer nozzle portion by said vacuum and said outer nozzle portion has been displaced from said first position to said second position, said inner nozzle portion distal end forming an annular seal with the skin deformed and drawn into said outer nozzle portion by said vacuum, the annular seal formed between the skin and the annular skin engagement surface of said inner nozzle portion distal end being located within the confines of the annular seal formed between the skin and the annular skin engagement surface of said outer nozzle portion distal end.
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