Skin treatment apparatus and methods

• US 7,044,938 B2
• Filed: 07/17/2002
• Issued: 05/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kerrie L. La Bianco, Richard A. La Bianco
• Original Assignee: Kerrie L. La Bianco, Richard A. La Bianco
• Inventors: La Bianco, Kerrie L., La Bianco, Richard A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zalukaeva, Tatyana
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAND, MELANIE JO
• Application Number:
  US10/197,971
• Publication Number:
  US 20040015139A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,399 Days
• Field of Search: 606131-133, 604/289, 604/290, 601/131, 601/80, 601/81, 601/135, 601/169
• US Class Current: 604/290
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/54 Chiropodists' instruments , e.g. pedicure chiropractic devices A61H1/008
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00747 Dermatology
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320004 abrasive
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/003 Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media hand-held massage devices with liquid delivery A61H7/003

Abstract

Apparatus for skin treatment using abrasion lotion with particulate includes an appliance and an applicator. The appliance includes a motor for actuating the applicator by rotating or oscillating. The applicator includes a surface made from a substantially unresilient or inabsorbent material for impressing and urging the particulate upon the skin. In operation, the abrasion lotion is applied either on the surface of the applicator or directly to the skin, the surface placed against skin, and the motor activated. When in motion, the surface impresses particulate of the lotion upon the skin and urges the impressed particulate across the skin abrading and exfoliating it. The surface may include a field and a plurality of bosses disposed on it with channels between adjacent bosses, or a relief field. When the applicator is in motion, the bosses urge and push the abrasion lotion, and the relief field vectors particulate upon the skin.

Claims

1. An applicator for treating skin using abrasion lotion with particulate, the applicator for use with an appliance configured to move the applicator, the applicator comprising:

a base for engaging with the appliance; and

a substantially unresilient application surface that vectors particulate upon skin when the surface is contacting skin and the applicator is moving;

wherein the application surface includes an embossed field having a plurality of bosses and wherein a plurality of the bosses are disposed about a periphery of the application surface and at least one of the bosses protrudes beyond the periphery of the application surface.

2. An applicator as claimed in claim 1 wherein the bosses are arcuate in section.

3. An applicator as claimed in claim 1 wherein the appliance rotates the applicator and wherein the applicator rotates about an axis and channels are defined between adjacent bosses;

the bosses urging abrasion lotion through the channels when the application surface is contacting skin and the applicator is rotating.

4. An applicator as claimed in claim 1 wherein the bosses include a plurality of intaglios.

5. An applicator as claimed in claim 1 wherein the application surface includes a relief field.

6. An applicator as claimed in claim 5 wherein the relief field includes troughs defined between ridges.

7. An applicator as claimed in claim 6 wherein the particulate of the abrasion lotion has a diameter and wherein the troughs have a depth less than the diameter of the particulate.

8. An applicator for treating skin using abrasion lotion with particulate, the applicator for use with an appliance configured to move the applicator, the applicator comprising:

a base for engaging with the appliance; and

a substantially inabsorbent application surface that vectors particulate upon the skin when the surface is contacting skin and the applicator is moving wherein the application surface includes an embossed field having a plurality of bosses;

wherein a plurality of the bosses are disposed about a periphery of the application surface and wherein at least one of the bosses protrudes beyond the periphery of the application surface.

9. An applicator as claimed in claim 8 wherein the bosses are arcuate in section.

10. An applicator as claimed in claim 8 wherein the appliance rotates the applicator and wherein the applicator rotates about an axis and channels are defined between adjacent bosses;

the bosses urging abrasion lotion through the channels when the application surface is contacting skin and the applicator is rotating.

11. An applicator as claimed in claim 8 wherein at least one of the bosses protrudes beyond the periphery of the application surface.

12. An applicator as claimed in claim 8 wherein the application surface includes a relief field.

13. An applicator as claimed in claim 12 wherein the relief field includes troughs defined between ridges.

14. An applicator as claims in claim 13 wherein the particulate of the abrasion lotion has a diameter and wherein the troughs have a depth less than the diameter of the particulate.

15. An applicator for treating skin using abrasion lotion with particulate, the applicator for use with an appliance configured to move the applicator, the applicator comprising:

a base for engaging with the appliance;

a substantially unresilient application surface for vectoring particulate upon skin when the surface is contacting skin and the applicator is moving;

the application surface includes an embossed field having a plurality of bosses;

the plurality of bosses are disposed about a periphery of the application surface; and

at least one of the bosses protrudes beyond the periphery of the application surface.

16. An applicator for treating skin using abrasion lotion with particulate, the applicator for use with an appliance configured to move the applicator, the applicator comprising:

a base for engaging with the appliance;

a substantially inabsorbent application surface for vectoring particulate upon skin when the surface is contacting skin and the applicator is moving;

the application surface includes an embossed field having a plurality of bosses;

the plurality of bosses are disposed about a periphery of the application surface; and

at least one of the bosses protrudes beyond the periphery of the surface.