Microdermabrasion apparatus and method
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1. A system for treating skin, the system comprising:
- a handpiece assembly comprising a tip along a distal end of the handpiece assembly, the tip being configured to contact a skin surface being treated;
a first canister configured to store at least one treatment material, wherein the first canister is configured to removably secure to the handpiece assembly; and
a second canister configured to store waste material removed from tip during use;
wherein an interior of the first canister and an interior of the second canister is each in fluid communication with the tip, so that the at least one treatment material can be selectively delivered from the first canister to the tip, and so that waste material can be selectively delivered from the tip to the second canister during use;
wherein each of the first canister and the second canister is configured to removably and directly secure to the handpiece assembly, such that the handpiece assembly, the first canister and the second canister form a generally unitary structure when the first and second canisters are secured to the handpiece assembly; and
wherein each of the first and second canisters is configured to be removed from and reattached to the handpiece assembly.
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a system for treating skin includes a handpiece assembly comprising a tip and a main body portion, the main body portion comprising an interior cavity and at least one canister configured to store at least one of a treatment material and a waste material. The treatment material and/or the waste material is in fluid communication with the tip.
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1. A system for treating skin, the system comprising:
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a handpiece assembly comprising a tip along a distal end of the handpiece assembly, the tip being configured to contact a skin surface being treated; a first canister configured to store at least one treatment material, wherein the first canister is configured to removably secure to the handpiece assembly; and a second canister configured to store waste material removed from tip during use; wherein an interior of the first canister and an interior of the second canister is each in fluid communication with the tip, so that the at least one treatment material can be selectively delivered from the first canister to the tip, and so that waste material can be selectively delivered from the tip to the second canister during use; wherein each of the first canister and the second canister is configured to removably and directly secure to the handpiece assembly, such that the handpiece assembly, the first canister and the second canister form a generally unitary structure when the first and second canisters are secured to the handpiece assembly; and wherein each of the first and second canisters is configured to be removed from and reattached to the handpiece assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for treating skin, the system comprising:
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a handpiece assembly comprising a tip along a distal end of the handpiece assembly, the tip being configured to contact a skin surface being treated; a first canister configured to store at least one treatment material; and a second canister configured to store waste material removed from tip during use; wherein an interior of the first canister and an interior of the second canister is each in fluid communication with the tip; wherein each of the first canister and the second canister is configured to removably and directly secure to the handpiece assembly, such that the handpiece assembly, the first canister and the second canister form a generally unitary structure when the first and second canisters are secured to the handpiece assembly; and wherein each of the first and second canisters is configured to be removed from and reattached to the handpiece assembly. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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