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Medical device for treating skin itch and rash

  • US 7,537,605 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2003
  • Issued: 05/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system comprising a plurality of apparatuses, each apparatus comprising:

  • a heater adapted to heat a skin area to thereby treat a specific skin condition afflicting the skin area;

    a temperature controller that regulates the heater to a single unalterable temperature upon activation of the apparatus, the single unalterable temperature effectively treating the specific skin condition, the temperature controller maintaining the heater at the single unalterable temperature after the heater reaches the single unalterable temperature which is inside a range of about 46-62°

    Celsius, each one of the plurality of apparatuses providing a different single unalterable temperature and being labeled to indicate a treatment option for which the one apparatus is to be used;

    a power source providing energy to operate the heater; and

    a housing having a contact end, the heater positioned within the contact end, the temperature controller located within the housing, and the power source means connected to or in the housing.

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