Apparatus and method for acoustic/mechanical treatment of early stage acne
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1. An apparatus for treatment of acne, comprising:
- at least two contacting elements having end faces, all of the end faces being in substantially the same plane, wherein at least one contacting element is a moving contacting element, the end faces of the moving contacting element moving in a single plane;
a mounting assembly for holding the contacting elements substantially adjacent to each other; and
an assembly for positively moving said at least one moving contacting element bi-directionally about a neutral position relative to at least one adjacent contacting element, to produce alternating tension and compression of the skin, wherein when the apparatus is positioned so that the end faces of the contacting elements contact the skin, an action on the skin in the plane of a skin area to be treated for acne is produced to remove sebum plugs from skin pores, permitting ready removal thereof from the skin.
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Abstract
The apparatus includes at least two skin-contacting elements, the elements having narrow end faces and a mounting assembly for holding the elements closely adjacent to each other. A driving assembly reciprocally moves one element relative to the adjacent element(s) at a frequency that produces an action on the pores of the skin to loosen sebaceous plugs present in the pores, by permitting their ready removal from the skin.
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1. An apparatus for treatment of acne, comprising:
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at least two contacting elements having end faces, all of the end faces being in substantially the same plane, wherein at least one contacting element is a moving contacting element, the end faces of the moving contacting element moving in a single plane; a mounting assembly for holding the contacting elements substantially adjacent to each other; and an assembly for positively moving said at least one moving contacting element bi-directionally about a neutral position relative to at least one adjacent contacting element, to produce alternating tension and compression of the skin, wherein when the apparatus is positioned so that the end faces of the contacting elements contact the skin, an action on the skin in the plane of a skin area to be treated for acne is produced to remove sebum plugs from skin pores, permitting ready removal thereof from the skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for treatment of acne, comprising:
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at least one moving contacting element having an end face for contacting the skin of a user; and an assembly for positively moving said contacting element bi-directionally about a neutral position to produce alternating tension and compression of the skin, such that when the apparatus is positioned so that the contacting element end face contacts the skin, an action on the skin in the plane of the skin area to be treated for acne is produced to remove sebum plugs from the skin pores, permitting ready removal thereof from the skin. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus for treatment/cleansing of skin, comprising:
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at least two contacting elements having end faces, all of the end faces being in substantially the same plane, wherein at least one contacting element is a moving contacting element, the end faces of the moving contacting element moving in a single plane; a mounting assembly for holding the contacting elements substantially adjacent to each other; and an assembly for positively moving said at least one moving contacting element bi-directionally about a neutral position relative to at least one adjacent contacting element, to produce alternating tension and compression of the skin, wherein when the apparatus is positioned so that the end faces of the contacting elements contact the skin, an action on the skin in the plane of the skin area to be treated for acne produces a cleansing action on the skin, including removal of foreign material from skin pores. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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