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Document | Title | Date |
20080200929 | Disc for an Epilating Apparatus Disc Assembly - The present invention relates to a disc ( | 08-21-2008 |
20080228197 | Epilator - The invention relates to an epilator ( | 09-18-2008 |
20080234697 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HARVESTING AND IMPLANTING FOLLICULAR UNITS - Device and method for harvesting and implanting hair follicular units is provided. A combined harvesting and implanting tool or tool assembly provides a harvesting cannula portion detachably coupled to an implanting cannula portion. The harvesting and implanting cannula portions may be coupled by a connector that could be designed to allow for multiple uses of the tool assembly, or alternatively may be designed for single use and rendered non-functional when the implanting cannula portion of the tool is separated from the harvesting cannula portion of the tool. | 09-25-2008 |
20080234698 | HARVESTING TOOLS FOR BIOLOGICAL UNITS - Tools and methods are provided for removing biological units from a body surface utilizing a removal tool. The tools may incorporate retention members and mechanisms configured to impede movement of the biological unit in the direction of a distal end of the tool and to improve retention of the biological unit in the tool. Some of the retention members are stationary and some are movable within the lumen of the biological unit removal tools. The distal tips of the tools are desirably configured to reduce the chance of transection of a biological unit, such as by including both cutting segments and blunt relief segments. A number of dual concentric tube embodiments permit a division of removal functions. Distal fluid or gas delivery may supplement a vacuum in a luminal space to help extract biological units from surrounding tissue. | 09-25-2008 |
20080234699 | BIOLOGICAL UNIT REMOVAL TOOLS WITH CONCENTRIC TUBES - Tools and methods are provided for removing biological units from a body surface utilizing a removal tool. The tools may incorporate retention members and mechanisms configured to impede movement of the biological unit in the direction of a distal end of the tool and to improve retention of the biological unit in the tool. Some of the retention members are stationary and some are movable within the lumen of the biological unit removal tools. The distal tips of the tools are desirably configured to reduce the chance of transection of a biological unit, such as by including both cutting segments and blunt relief segments. A number of dual concentric tube embodiments permit a division of removal functions. Distal fluid or gas delivery may supplement a vacuum in a luminal space to help extract biological units from surrounding tissue. | 09-25-2008 |
20080269780 | Epilation Head and Epilation Device - A motor-driven epilation head, and epilation apparatus for use therewith, The epilation head has a rotatable cylinder operable to turn about an axis of rotation. The rotatable cylinder includes clamping devices operable to take hold of and pluck the hairs and actuating elements operable for actuating the clamping devices. The rotatable cylinder has at least one pressure element with a control surface that is at least intermittently contacted by the actuating elements in a sliding fashion. The actuating elements as well as the pressure element are made of a plastic material. | 10-30-2008 |
20080287964 | Epilation device - Techniques for implementing an epilation device are described, including a body including a first half and a second half, the first half having a first arm and the second half comprises a second arm, an axle having a third arm disposed at an end of the axle and a fourth arm disposed at another end of the axle, the axle being coupled to a first set of teeth, and a trigger coupled to a spring, the trigger being substantially housed within the body and being partially exposed through an aperture in the body, the trigger further including a second set of teeth configured to engage the first set of teeth. | 11-20-2008 |
20080294176 | HAIR REMOVAL APPARATUS - A hair removal apparatus includes three plucking rollers configured to rotate on respective roller shafts which extend generally parallel to a skin surface during epilation, each plucking roller having tweezing mechanisms for grasping hairs, and a driver for turning each plucking roller on a rotary axis which is kept generally perpendicular to the skin surface. The tweezing mechanisms pull the grasped hairs out of the skin as the plucking rollers are slid therealong. The three plucking rollers can protrude and retract in a direction generally perpendicular to the skin surface independently of one another and swing in directions along the skin surface independently of one another. | 11-27-2008 |
20080319454 | METHOD FOR USING A THREAD FOR HAIR REMOVAL AND SAME - A method for using a thread for hair removal and a hair removal method are provided here. The method includes the act of forming an entrapment to trap the hair that needs to be removed. The entrapment may then be pulled away from the skin to lift the hair out of its follicle. A topical anesthetic solution is applied to the skin before hair removal in order to alleviate any possible irritation of the skin. | 12-25-2008 |
20090005791 | HAIR REMOVING DEVICE - A notch is provided between a cylinder supporting unit and a body of a pedestal, thereby applying elasticity to the cylinder supporting unit. With this structure, a leaf spring and the cylinder supporting unit corresponding to the leaf spring can always be in contact with or approach each other, and a noise generated when the cylinder supporting unit and the body of the pedestal collides against each other can be suppressed. | 01-01-2009 |
20090012535 | EPILATION DEVICE - Techniques for implementing an epilation device are described, including a body provided with two pairs of arms. Two lengths of thread extend from one pair of arms to the other pair, and are intertwined to form an axial twist. The device is configured such that the first pair of arm closes when the second pair of arms opens, and vice versa. This movement causes the axial twist to travel between the two pairs of arms; any hair caught in the axial twist is epilated. By making one pair of arms longer than the other pair, the tension of the axial twist is varied during its travel, thus increasing the friction between the two lengths of thread forming the axial twist, and the effectiveness of the device. One or more notches can be cut in one or more arms to reduce the tension of the axial twist. | 01-08-2009 |
20090012536 | HAIR HARVESTING DEVICE AND METHOD WITH LOCALIZED SUBSURFACE DERMAL FLUID INSERTION - The stabilization of the dermal area around a follicular unit of hair for harvesting comprises the introduction of a small volume of fluid into the dermal area around a target follicular unit in order to stabilize the dermal area and initiate a limited time period during which the harvesting of the target follicular unit can occur. | 01-08-2009 |
20090018551 | Back hair removal system - A method and apparatus for removal of back hair involving the delivery of a depilatory agent by means of wearing a garment, cloth or article of clothing. | 01-15-2009 |
20090030430 | Hair Plucking Apparatus - An apparatus for plucking out hairs of a subject using a thread knots method. The apparatus may comprise at least one pair of pincer-parts rotatably connected through connecting means; and at least one thread. The pair of rotatably connected pincer-parts creates a structure that is capable of opening and closing when rotated by a user around said rotation mechanism, where the thread is held by the pincer-parts in such a manner that the thread is wrapped around itself creating at least one knot having intersection points. Upon rotating the pincer-parts around the rotation mechanism back and forth in opposite rotation directions, the knots respectively move along a movement-path, where the knots enable capturing the hairs of the subject by tightening around the subject's hairs and plucking them by moving along the movement path, when tightened. | 01-29-2009 |
20090076523 | DEPILATOR - A depilator includes a depilating head and a depilating head support. The depilating head has two clamping devices on its main shaft radically, so that the depilator can depilate hair twice when the main shaft rotates a circle. The depilating head support has a support body. A depilating head locating seat is settled at the upper ends of two sidewalls of the support body. A depilating head pressure roller is removably inserted in the depilating head locating seat. The rear end of the depilating head pressure roller is set against a spring piece, which is fixed on the support body. | 03-19-2009 |
20090076524 | Monolithic Epilator - The present invention relates to an epilator comprising a holder and a deformable unitary epilating element prestressed into a curved configuration and mounted rotatably on said holder, said unitary element being made up of a plurality of adjacent discs connected together by spacers and hinge elements arranged in such a way as to form a pivot line for two adjacent discs which, when said unitary element is being used by being rotated, each pivot with their neighbour and form a diverging region where certain discs are parted from each other leaving open spaces, and a converging compression region where certain discs are pressed against each other, forming tweezers which pinch and remove the hairs from the skin. | 03-19-2009 |
20090088776 | FOLLICULAR EXTRACTION METHOD AND DEVICE - A method and device for the extraction of follicular units from a donor area on a patient. The method includes scoring the outer skin layers with a sharp punch, and then inserting a blunt punch into the incision to separate the hair follicle from the surrounding tissue and fatty layer. The method and device will significantly decrease the amount of follicular transection and increase the rate at which follicular units can be extracted. | 04-02-2009 |
20090157097 | Hair-Removal Appliance with Different Tool Attachments - A hair removal appliance includes a hand-held part and interchangeable tool attachments. The hand-held part includes a housing on which various tool attachments are mountable, as well as a drive mechanism which is arranged in the housing and includes a driving element to which a respective tool attachment is adapted to be coupled with its attachment-side driving element. The tool attachments each have a coupling portion of identical construction and are connectable to a complementary coupling portion on the hand-held part of the hair removal appliance. Each of the tool attachments includes a driving element adapted to be coupled to a driving element on the side of the hand-held part. | 06-18-2009 |
20090177210 | Skin treatment tool - A skin treatment tool having a handgrip comprising a body having at least one convexly curved side and a skin contacting element set within the body and having an exposed edge which is convexly curved along its length and which is located outwardly of the convexly curved side of the body and extends therealong, the edge comprising a dull and blunt non-invasive edge. | 07-09-2009 |
20090209977 | EPILATING APPARATUS AND COOLING/HEATING PAD FOR THE SAME APPARATUS - The invention is directed to an epilating apparatus ( | 08-20-2009 |
20090240260 | HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE - A hair-plucking assembly includes a helical springs motor-driven to rotate about a straight axis. Cam devices displace opposing ends of the spring periodically as the spring rotates, opening spaces between adjacent loops of the spring to receive hair. The loops are then closed to pinch and pluck the hair. A combing device includes a quasi-continous longitudinal channel in the imaginary outer surface of the spring. | 09-24-2009 |
20090240261 | BIOLOGICAL UNIT REMOVAL TOOLS WITH MOVABLE RETENTION MEMBER - Tools and methods of use for removing biological units from a body surface utilizing a removal tool are disclosed. The tool incorporates a retention member configured to impede movement of the biological unit in the direction of a distal end of the tool and to improve retention of the biological unit in the tool. The retention member is radially movable within the lumen of the biological unit removal tool. The distal tips of the tools are desirably configured to reduce the chance of transection of a biological unit. | 09-24-2009 |
20090270883 | EPILATING APPARATUS - The present invention is directed to an epilating apparatus ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090306680 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING FOLLICULAR UNITS FOR HARVESTING - A system and method for selecting follicular units for hair harvesting using imaging and processing techniques are provided. The method of selecting an order of harvesting follicular units is based on a combination of one or more policies and filters that are generally designed to improve a speed, quality and efficacy of the harvesting process. The method of the present invention may be implemented with various hair harvesting and transplantation systems, including manual, partially automated and fully automated systems. | 12-10-2009 |
20100010507 | HAIR GROWTH MODULATION DEVICE - A hair growth modulation device is configured to impart a suitable quantity of irradiated light to a target site while lowering their radiation intensity required by a light irradiator that generates modulating light for modulating hair growth. This device is provided with a hair follicle approximating means that causes hair follicles of body hairs at the target site to approach the skin surface, thereby enhancing the irradiation. efficiency of modulating light irradiated to the hair follicles. | 01-14-2010 |
20100057100 | MULTIPLE BLADED SURGICAL KNIFE AND METHOD OF USE - A surgical knife having a handle having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end including a base; a pair of movable blades removably mounted on the base of the handle; at least one spacer, which spaces the pair of blades from each other; and a shifting mechanism for longitudinally shifting the blades and the at least one spacer with respect to each other to a plurality of blade positions. | 03-04-2010 |
20100076456 | DEPILATORY DEVICE - A depilatory device in this invention comprising a housing, a plucking means, a pinching mechanism, and a plucking mechanism. The plucking means includes a plucking cylinder which is supported to the housing. The plucking cylinder carries a plurality of pinching units at a circumference surface of the plucking cylinder. The pinching unit is composed of a first blade and a second blade. At least one of the first blade and the second blade is movable toward and away from the other of the first blade and the second blade to have an opened position and a pinch position. Each of the pinching units has a hair introducing direction perpendicular to the gap between the first blade and the second blade in the opened position. The pinching mechanism is configured to provide the opened position and the pinch position to the first blade and the second blade. The plucking mechanism is configured to rotate the plucking cylinder. The pinching units are arranged to have their hair introducing directions which are inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis as well as a circumferential direction of the plucking cylinder. | 03-25-2010 |
20100076457 | DEPILATORY DEVICE - A depilatory device in this invention comprises a housing, a plucking cylinder, a pinching mechanism, and a plucking mechanism. The housing is formed at its upper end with a head. The plucking cylinder is supported to the head. The plucking cylinder is driven to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the plucking cylinder. The plucking cylinder carries a plurality of pinching units. Each pinching unit is composed of a first blade and a second blade which are arranged in an opposed relation with each other. Each pinching unit has a pinching length extending circumferentially of the plucking cylinder. At least one of the first blade and the second blade is movable toward and away from the other of the first blade and the second blade to move between an opened position for making a gap and a pinch position for pinching the hair. A pinching mechanism is configured to drive the at least one of the first blade and the second blade. A plucking mechanism is configured to rotate the plucking cylinder. The at least one of the first blade and the second blade is formed at a portion intermediate its pinching length with a cutout. | 03-25-2010 |
20100076458 | Electrical Depilator - An electrical depilator includes a main body ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100114118 | FOLLICULAR EXTRACTION METHOD AND DEVICE - A method and device for the extraction of follicular units from a donor area on a patient. The method includes aligning a dissecting punch over a follicular unit and rotating the dissecting punch to score the epidermis layer of the skin so that hair follicles are disposed within the lumen. The dissecting punch is then moved through the dermis layer and fatty tissue layer of the skin to dissect the follicular unit from the tissue surrounding the follicular unit. | 05-06-2010 |
20100125287 | FOLLICULAR DISSECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - Subject matter disclosed herein relates to surgical instruments and methods for extracting hair follicles. | 05-20-2010 |
20100191253 | Skin Tensioner for Hair Transplantation - Devices and methods for applying tension to an area of skin, in particular for follicular unit removal and implant in a hair transplantation procedure are provided. The devices may include a frame with at least two skin contact members that hold to the skin. Also disclosed are various ways to apply a force displacing the skin contact members apart, thus creating tension in the skin therebetween. The devices and methods may incorporate suction that helps the skin contact members securely hold to the skin. Barbs or microbarbs also may be used to help secure the skin contact members to the skin. The frame may surround the skin area with tensile forces applied outward in multiple directions, or the frame may be a bifurcated pair of fingers that applies tension substantially uni-directionally. Adjusting members and indicators may be provided to control and display the magnitude of tensile force applied to skin. The tensioning devices and methods may be incorporated into a robotic hair transplantation system. | 07-29-2010 |
20100198233 | EPILATOR HEAD FOR TRAPPING HAIR AND EPILATOR WITH SUCH HEAD - The invention is directed to an epilator head for trapping hair for removal. The head comprising a rotating body which has an axis of rotation and is adapted to be rotated by a motor. At least one pair of pincers is arranged at or in the rotating body. The pair of pincers are able to rotate in accordance with the rotation of the rotating body. At least their outermost ends are adapted to move towards each other and away from each other depending on the rotary location of the rotating body. According to an aspect of the invention at least one intermediate member is provided which is arranged such that it is at least linearly moveable between the outermost ends of the pincers. Another aspect of the invention is that the pair of pincers only extend on one side of the axis of rotation. A further aspect of the present invention provides at least one spring which is located between the pair of pincers and which is arranged to bias the pincers either away from each other or towards each other. According to a further aspect of the present invention at least one actuator is provided for the pair of pincers. It is preferably supported to move along or parallel to the axis of rotation and engages a first pincer adjacent an end thereof being distal to the axis of rotation and a second pincer at or adjacent an end thereof being proximal to the axis of rotation. | 08-05-2010 |
20100234858 | EPILATING DEVICE - An epilator ( | 09-16-2010 |
20100262163 | EPILATOR WITH INTERCHANGEABLE CAPS - The invention relates to an epilator ( | 10-14-2010 |
20100274261 | Hybrid Epilator Device - The present invention is a hybrid epilator device comprising an epilation unit for gripping and plucking hairs from a skin surface and at least one razor blade edge to shave off hairs growing on the skin surface. The blade edge defines a use direction along which it is effectuated that hairs are shaved off when the razor blade is drawn over the skin surface during operation. The razor blade is arranged behind the epilation unit with respect to the use direction. The epilation unit and the razor blade are mounted for simultaneous contact with the skin surface, where during operation the epilation unit grips and plucks out hairs from the skin surface and subsequently the razor blade shaves off remaining hairs growing on the same skin surface in a single stroke. | 10-28-2010 |
20100280527 | Hair Removal Device - The present invention is concerned with a hair removal device that comprises a hair removal unit, a cap element having a skin contacting surface that extends at least on a side of the hair removal unit, and wherein elongated and elevated structures are arranged on the skin contacting surface, which elongated and elevated structures all extend essentially parallel to each other. Such a hair removal device is specifically beneficial for application on wet skin. | 11-04-2010 |
20100280528 | Skin Treatment Device and Attachment - The present invention is concerned with a skin treatment device that comprises an actuator and at least a skin stimulation element arranged at a mounting structure, the mounting structure being supported at the skin treatment device and the mounting structure being deformable or displaceable against a restoring force when an external force is applied on the skin stimulation element. A contact portion of the mounting structure is arranged to cooperate with the actuator only in a deformed or displaced state of the mounting structure. This renders the device to operate on a low noise level when it is switched on but not pressed against the skin. | 11-04-2010 |
20100292709 | ELECTRICAL DEPILATOR - The present invention provides an electrical depilator comprising substantially of a main body, a motor, a reduction gear set, an arcuate shaft and a set of single-pieces. The arcuate shaft is supported on a shaft seat of the main body. A first stage gear of the reduction gear set meshes with the driving wheel of the motor, and a last stage gear is fixed on the single-piece which is located at the endmost portion. Each single-piece has a clipping surface and a supporting portion. The whole set of single-pieces are arranged in a manner that the clipping surfaces are opposite to each other. A clipping gap is formed between opposite surfaces of two single-pieces. The whole set of single-pieces are coupled together by fixing members so as to rotate synchronously. The whole set of single-pieces are fitted over the arcuate shaft all together. The electrical depilator is easy in die sinking, convenient in assembling, and of low cost. | 11-18-2010 |
20100324571 | NON-INVASIVE ELECTRIC HAIR-TAKING APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a non-invasive electric hair-taking apparatus comprising a shell ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100331861 | COSMETIC DEVICE - A cosmetic device includes a grip, a keratin removal head detachably attached to the grip, and an epilator head detachably attached to the grip. Either one of the keratin removal head and epilator head is attached to the grip. | 12-30-2010 |
20110009883 | Vibrating hair removal device - The hair removal device includes an egg shape or oval base, an abrasive pad and means for securing the abrasive pad to the bottom of the base. An electrically driven vibrator of a given size and shape is removably attached to the top of the base by a resilient nesting member that defines a recess of substantially the same size and shape as the vibrator. The recess is adapted to receive and frictionally engage the vibrator. The vibrator has a substantially egg shape as does the recess such that the vibrator can be received in the nesting member in only one direction. The vibrator is driven by a battery thru a switch having a button actuator accessible from the exterior of the housing. The device includes a strap extending over the top surface of the base. The strap has ends attached to opposite edges of the base and is preferably integral with the base. | 01-13-2011 |
20110015651 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING A BIOSUBSTANCE FROM HAIR AND HAIR SAMPLING DEVICE USEFUL IN THE METHOD - Disclosed herein is a method for extracting a biosubstance from a root of a hair, including the step of using as the hair a hair that has pulling force of at least a predetermined reference value to pull out the hair. | 01-20-2011 |
20110015652 | DOCKING STATION FOR A SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE HAVING A COOLING MEMBER - The invention relates to a docking station ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110046639 | Method of direct hair implantation - Method of direct hair implantation consisting in sequentially harvesting single hair follicles from a donor region and directly implanting the same at a recipient region of the scalp, wherein the method employs a hair harvesting instrument with a sterile disposable punch of appropriately small diameter adapted to successively perform cutting of a single hair follicle when it is brought in contact with the root of the hair follicle and is manually rotated around the perimeter of the same. A micro gripper means is thereafter used for the extraction of the cut hair follicle and for loading a forwardly projecting tubular needle of a hair implanting instrument with the extracted hair follicle. A hair implanting instrument is then employed for a selective placement of said hair follicle in the appropriate direction and at an appropriate position on a demarcated recipient region of the scalp. The process of single hair follicle harvesting, extraction and direct implantation is repeated until completion of the planned direct hair implantation procedure. | 02-24-2011 |
20110054491 | Epilation Device - An epilation device is proposed that has at least an epilation element having a skin side intended for contacting the skin in an operation state of the epilation device, the epilation element having at least two adjoining clamping elements that are arranged on a base structure and that each have a clamping surface so that the clamping surfaces lie opposite to each other, a support in which the epilation element is mounted, and an actuation arrangement that during operation of the epilation device repeatedly actuates the epilation element between a first bending state in which the base structure has a first curvature and a second bending state in which the base structure has a second curvature different to the first curvature, wherein the clamping surfaces the clamping elements are separated by a gap at the skin side in the first bending stage and are in clamping contact in the second bending stage. | 03-03-2011 |
20110077665 | EPILATOR HAVING A MASSAGE ROLLER - The invention relates to an epilator ( | 03-31-2011 |
20110082470 | EPILATOR HAVING A DRIVABLE MASSAGING MEMBER - The invention relates to an epilator ( | 04-07-2011 |
20110106103 | HAIR REMOVAL APPARATUS AND CLIP - An apparatus for plucking out hairs of a subject using a thread knots method. The apparatus may comprise at least one pair of pincer-parts hingedly connected through hinged connection; and at least one thread. The pair of hingedly connected pincer-parts creates a structure that is capable of opening and closing when rotated by a user around said rotation mechanism, where the thread is held by the pincer-parts in such a manner that the thread is wrapped around itself creating at least one knot having intersection points. Upon rotating the pincer-parts around the rotation mechanism back and forth in opposite rotation directions, the knots respectively move along a movement-path, where the knots enable capturing the hairs of the subject by tightening around the subject's hairs and plucking them by moving along the movement path, when tightened. | 05-05-2011 |
20110130770 | Epilation Device - An epilation device is proposed that has a housing, a roll-like epilation implement mounted at the housing, which epilation implement has clamping units for successively clamping and plucking hairs, and the epilation device has further a powered motor operatively coupled to the epilation implement, and a motor control. The proposed epilation device is arranged to have at least a fast operation mode in which the motor is controlled by the motor control such that the clamping units move with a circumferential speed of more than 2.5 meters per second relative to the housing. This serves to e.g. achieve a gap-less clamping and plucking in a use direction (U) even if the epilation device is drawn over the skin with a relatively high speed. | 06-02-2011 |
20110152884 | TILTING PREVENTION FOR DEPILATING DEVICES - A depilating device ( | 06-23-2011 |
20110160746 | Hair Punch - A punch for removing hair follicles from a donor site comprises a generally tubular body having a proximal end region terminating in a tissue-cutting edge, a distally-extending segment of reduced outer diameter—preferably a generally concave segment—terminating at its proximal end at or near the cutting edge and terminating at its distal end with a diameter substantially the same or greater than the diameter of the cutting edge. The punch further includes a follicle-receiving chamber defined by an inner wall extending distally from the proximal end of the punch. Preferably, at least a portion of the chamber lying within the external region of reduced diameter is generally converging in the distal direction. | 06-30-2011 |
20110166583 | Depilatory Composition Comprising Hydrophobic Particles, Process For Preparation And Method Of Use - A depilatory composition which is an emulsion of hydrophobic particles in a continuous aqueous phase wherein the aqueous phase—includes at least one depilatory agent and the hydrophobic particles includes a vinyl polymer derivative and a polysaccharide. | 07-07-2011 |
20110178533 | Tensioning Device and Method for Hair Transplantation - A device and method for applying tension to an area of skin, in particular for follicular unit removal and/or implantation in a hair transplantation procedure, is provided. The tensioning device comprises at least one body surface grabber capable of engaging the body surface, and the tensioning device is configured to be able to create tension on a body or skin surface by simply displacing the tensioning device as a whole in one general direction. The tensioning device may be secured, for example, to a patient chair. | 07-21-2011 |
20110202071 | Facial Depilatory Article - A depilatory article, preferably a facial depilatory article, comprising a substrate which is at least partially coated with a depilatory composition, preferably a depilatory composition, the coating of depilatory composition forming a coated region of the depilatory article, wherein the coated region comprises an upper-lip portion adapted to be placed above a human mouth, and wherein the coated region comprises a first return portion projecting from the upper lip portion and adapted to be placed contiguously with the outer extremity of the vermilion lip in a first corner of the mouth. | 08-18-2011 |
20110202072 | Tensionable Depilatory Article - A depilatory article comprising a flexible substrate partially coated with a depilatory composition, the coating of depilatory composition forming a coated region of the depilatory article, wherein the depilatory article comprises at least two finger-tabs being substantially free of depilatory composition and positioned on substantially opposing sides of the coated region, and wherein the flexible substrate has a secant modulus at 2% strain of greater than 689.5 bar (10,000 psi), more preferably greater than 1379.0 bar (20,000 psi), even more preferably greater than 2068.4 bar (30,000 psi) and even more preferably still greater than 2757.9 bar (40,000 psi). | 08-18-2011 |
20110202073 | Method of Depilation - A method of removing unwanted hair from the surface of the body comprising the steps of providing a depilatory article comprising a flexible substrate at least partially coated with a depilatory composition, the coating of depilatory composition forming a coated region of the depilatory article; tensioning the coated region of the depilatory article; applying the depilatory article to the surface of the body such that the coated region is applied under tension to the unwanted hair; and removing the depilatory article from the surface of the body. | 08-18-2011 |
20110224692 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING HIGH-FREQUENCY VIBRATIONS TO HAIR FOR REMOVING SAME - A device for applying vibrations to hair rooted in a body, includes: a pair of tongs having hair-gripping ends capable of being driven into high-frequency vibrations with respect to each other; and a transducer coupled to at least one of the tongs for converting an AC voltage to mechanical vibrations for driving the hair-gripping end into vibrations with respect to generate sufficient heat within the body to facilitate removal of the unwanted hair. The transducer is preferably a piezoelectric element which vibrates the hair at a frequency of 100-500 KHz, preferably 100-350 KHz, and produces a displacement of 5-20 microns. | 09-15-2011 |
20110224693 | Automated System for Harvesting or Implanting Follicular Units - An automated system for harvesting or implanting follicular units, including a moveable arm; a harvesting and/or implantation tool mounted on the moveable arm; one or more cameras mounted on the moveable arm; a processor configured to receive and process images acquired by the one or more cameras; and a controller operatively associated with the processor and configured to position the moveable arm based, at least in part, on processed images acquired by the one or more cameras, wherein the moveable arm is positionable such that the tool may be positioned at a desired orientation relative to an adjacent body surface. | 09-15-2011 |
20110238085 | HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE - A device for removing hair is disclosed. The device comprises a container, filled with an impedance matching medium, and an ultrasound transducer element coupled to the container, such that ultrasound waves are generated by the transducer element in the impedance matching medium. The device further comprises a hair receiving element having at least one opening for receiving hair shafts, wherein a height of the opening is approximately an integer multiplication of half a wavelength of the ultrasound waves. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238086 | Method of Depilation and Depilatory Kit - A method of removing hair from skin, preferably facial skin, is provided, comprising the steps of:
| 09-29-2011 |
20110245845 | Follicular Unit Removal Tool with Pivoting Retention Member - Tools and methods are provided for removing follicular units from a body surface while improving retention of the follicular units in the removal tool. The removal tool is configured to accommodate a retention member. The retention member may comprise pivotally movable elements which retain the follicular unit in the removal tool. The described tools and methods are especially useful for harvesting follicular units from a body surface in a hair transplantation process. | 10-06-2011 |
20110257662 | System, Method and Apparatus for Hair Removal - Implementations of the present invention include systems, method and apparatus for hair removal. The hair removal system utilizing a reusable non-strip based member for applying, spreading and/or removing a hair removal compound. According to one aspect, a practitioner applies a sugar based natural wax to a target hair removal area, such that the sugar based natural wax can be warmed on contact with the users skin to bond with the hair to be removed and then quickly removed from the skin to remove not only the hair removal compound, but also hair which has bonded thereto. Implementations of the invention also include a reusable flexible member adapted to scoop, apply and/or remove the volume of hair removal compound with respect to a target hair removal area. | 10-20-2011 |
20110276061 | EPILATOR WITH AN ATTACHMENT AND SUCH ATTACHMENT - The present invention is concerned with an epilator that comprises a housing, an epilation cylinder mounted at a head region of the housing for plucking hairs from the skin during operation, and an attachment detachably connected with the housing, which attachment comprises at least a shaving blade defining a use direction along which the shaving blade is to be drawn over the skin to shave off hairs. In the attached state the shaving blade is disposed behind the epilation cylinder with respect to the use direction so that during operation the epilation cylinder plucks hairs from the skin and the shaving blade contacts the skin to shave off hairs from the skin in successive order during a single stroke of the epilator over a skin area, wherein the attachment is connected with the housing in the head region such that the epilation cylinder is partially covered by the attachment and a non-covered part of the epilation cylinder extends into an aperture of the attachment. | 11-10-2011 |
20110288562 | TOOLS AND METHODS FOR HARVESTING FOLLICULAR UNITS - Tools and methods are provided for removing biological units from a body surface utilizing a removal tool. The tool is of a concentric tube configuration comprising first and second elongated bodies, in which the second elongated body can be retracted into the first elongated body. The tool may incorporate retention members and mechanisms configured to impede movement of the biological unit in the direction of a distal end of the tool and to improve retention of the biological unit in the tool. Distal fluid or gas delivery may supplement a vacuum in a luminal space to help extract biological units from surrounding tissue. | 11-24-2011 |
20110295274 | HAIR REMOVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A hair removal apparatus and method is presented. The hair removal apparatus can have a pair of tension units and at least one hair removal line. In one aspect, each of the tension units can have a first arm and a second arm that is moveable in relation to the first arm such that the distance between the distal ends of the two arms can be changed with respect to one another. In one aspect of the hair removal method, the line is configured to form an “X,” with the center of the “X” being the twist point. The hair is removed by moving the twist point past the target hair, catching the target hair in a portion of the twist point, removing it from the skin. | 12-01-2011 |
20110295275 | HAIR REMOVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A hair removal apparatus and method is presented. The hair removal apparatus can have a pair of tension units and at least one hair removal line. In one aspect, each of the tension units can have a first arm and a second arm that is moveable in relation to the first arm such that the distance between the distal ends of the two arms can be changed with respect to one another. In one aspect of the hair removal method, the line is configured to form an “X,” with the center of the “X” being the twist point. The hair is removed by moving the twist point past the target hair, catching the target hair in a portion of the twist point, removing it from the skin. | 12-01-2011 |
20110306987 | Epilation Device - The present invention is concerned with an epilation device that comprises a first clamping element having a first clamping surface, a second clamping element having a second clamping surface, the first clamping element and the second clamping element being arranged to be movable between an open position in which a hair or hairs can enter into a gap between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface and a first closed position, and at least a spacer for defining a distance between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface in the first closed position. Such an epilation device is specifically suited for plucking out terminal hairs while vellus hair, specifically present on facial skin areas, is plucked out due to its lower thickness that relates to the distance. | 12-15-2011 |
20120010630 | System and Method for Hair Removal - A method in one example embodiment includes providing first and second devices, each of which includes an actuating body coupled to a pair of bifurcated arms with distal tips. The method also includes moving at least one of the devices to create tension in a filament secured to each of the distal tips and then forming a twist in the filament between the distal tips of the first device and the distal tips of the second device. The method further includes placing a first portion of the filament around hairs to be removed from a body. An opening force is applied to the actuating body of the second device to move the bifurcated arms from a first position to a second position having a widened distance between the distal tips, such that the twist travels along the filament toward the first device catching and removing hairs from the body. | 01-12-2012 |
20120010631 | Device and Method for Harvesting and Implanting Follicular Units - Device and method for harvesting and implanting hair follicular units is provided. A combined harvesting and implanting tool or tool assembly provides a harvesting cannula portion detachably coupled to an implanting cannula portion. The harvesting and implanting cannula portions may be coupled by a connector that could be designed to allow for multiple uses of the tool assembly, or alternatively may be designed for single use and rendered non-functional when the implanting cannula portion of the tool is separated from the harvesting cannula portion of the tool. | 01-12-2012 |
20120016381 | Transparent Depilatory Article - A depilatory article comprising a substrate and a depilatory composition comprising a keratin reducing agent and being in physical contact with the substrate, preferably forming a coated or impregnated region of the substrate wherein at least a portion of the substrate is transparent. | 01-19-2012 |
20120022555 | BODY GROOMING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ATOMIZER UNIT - The present invention is concerned with a body grooming device such as a hair removal device or a massaging device that comprises a drive, an application material supply for supplying an application material at an application material supply outlet, and an atomizer unit for atomizing the application material, which atomizer unit comprises a brush-like element having at least a bristle-like protrusion, said brush-like element being coupled to the drive so that the brush-like element is driven during an operation mode of the body grooming device such that the bristle-like protrusion repeatedly contacts the application material supply outlet of the application material supply. The special atomizer unit arrangement is simple, can be made in a cost efficient manner and is also effectively atomizing an application material, e.g. water, soap, lotion, gel etc. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022556 | BODY GROOMING DEVICE - The present invention is concerned with a body grooming device that comprises a head section that comprises a drivable body grooming unit, a hand piece section that comprises a drive, and an attachment section detachably arranged between the head section and the hand piece section. The attachment section comprises a power transmission unit arranged for transmitting power from the hand piece section to the head section in an operation mode of the body grooming device. | 01-26-2012 |
20120035621 | HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE - A hair removal device includes a housing, an inner disc rotatably mounted to the housing and an outer disc rotatably mounted to the housing. The outer disc includes a body and a peripheral surface. The axial dimension of the peripheral surface is greater than an axial dimension of the body. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041451 | Systems and Methods for Harvesting Follicular Units - Systems and methods are provided for harvesting hair grafts from a body surface utilizing a removal tool comprising first and second elongated bodies. The described systems and methods serve to eliminate and/or at least minimize unnecessary compression of adjacent tissue during the removal process, thereby minimizing damage to the follicular unit being removed, reducing the opportunities for the follicular unit to intersect the path of the harvesting tool, and/or improving the quality of the removed specimen, preferably preserving its integrity. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041452 | Hybrid Epilator Device - The present invention discloses a hybrid epilator device that comprises a razor blade having a sharp edge for cutting hairs, an epilation cylinder comprising at least a pair of clamping elements that during operation are actuated by an actuation system between an open position and a closed position so that hairs can feed into the gap between the pair of clamping elements in the open position and are gripped and plucked out from the skin surface when the pair of clamping elements is in the closed position, and a manually operable adjustment mechanism that has a least a first adjustment and a second adjustment such that in the first adjustment and the second adjustment the skin surface can be simultaneously contacted by the sharp edge of the razor blade and an circumferential area of the epilation cylinder. This allows switching between two different epilation efficiencies of the epilation cylinder. | 02-16-2012 |
20120089156 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HAIR REMOVAL - A hair removal apparatus including a first element having a first coupling point and a second coupling point, a second element having a third coupling point and a fourth coupling point, and at least one thread. The first element is configured to allow the first and second coupling points to move relative to each other. The thread includes a first point coupled to the first coupling point, a second point coupled to the second coupling point, a third point coupled to the third coupling point, a fourth point coupled to the fourth coupling point, and a twisted portion. | 04-12-2012 |
20120123444 | Optical Blade And Hair Cutting Device - The invention relates to an optical blade and a hair cutting device, adapted for cutting a hair near skin of a human body part or animal body part. The optical blade ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120143214 | Apparatus and Method for Hair Removal - An apparatus and method for removing hair from the surface of skin may include two elongate elements entwined with one another whereby a local mutual twist is formed along the length of the elements. Each of the elements may be held in place and put into tension by a respective one of two structural members. A method for removing hair may include moving the two structural members with the elements in tension, bringing the bottom end of one member closer to the bottom end of the second member such that the coil travels toward the bottom ends of the elements, and then bringing the top end of one member closer to the top end of the second member, such that the coil travels toward the top ends of the elements. As the coil travels between the top and bottom ends of the elements, it extracts hairs from the skin. | 06-07-2012 |
20120158019 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIRECTING MOVEMENT OF A TOOL IN HAIR TRANSPLANTATION PROCEDURES - Methods and systems are provided useful in various procedures, including hair harvesting and implantation, and further including computer-implemented and/or robotic hair transplantation. Methodologies are provided which enable a tool, such as a hair harvesting or a hair implantation tool, to proceed at least under a partial computer control in a selected direction of travel along a donor or recipient area of the patient, as well as changing direction of travel based on desired harvesting and/or implantation criteria. | 06-21-2012 |
20120165833 | NOVEL TWEEZER HEAD FOR EPILATION - The invention relates to an epilation head for an epilation device, in particular for plucking hair from human skin having a rotating cylinder rotating around a rotational axis having a number of plucking units for grasping and plucking out hair, wherein each plucking unit comprises a movable clamping unit, a stationary clamping unit, wherein the movable clamping unit and the stationary clamping unit form a closable plucking gap, characterized in that the movable clamping unit has a hair guiding device which is associated with the movable clamping unit. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165834 | NOVEL TWEEZER ARRANGEMENT FOR AN EPILATION HEAD - The invention relates to a motor-driven epilation head for an epilation device for plucking hairs of the human skin. Specifically, the invention relates to an epilation head having a rotation cylinder that can be rotated about a rotation axis and comprises a plurality of plucking units for capturing and plucking the hairs. Each plucking unit comprises a first clamping element, a second clamping element and a third clamping element, wherein the first clamping element together with the second clamping element forms a first closeable plucking gap and the second clamping element together with the third clamping element forms a second closeable plucking gap. The first and the second clamping element are movably mounted and can be jointly actuated by means of an actuation element in order to close the first and the second plucking gap. The first and the second clamping element move in the same direction. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165835 | TWEEZER HEAD FOR EPILATION - The invention relates to an epilation head for an epilation device, in particular for plucking hair from human skin having a rotating cylinder and rotating around a rotational axis, the rotating cylinder having a number of plucking units for grasping and plucking out hair and having a skin oriented surface, wherein each plucking unit comprises a movable clamping unit, a stationary clamping unit, wherein the movable clamping unit and the stationary clamping unit form a closable plucking gap and characterized in that the movable clamping units have a skin contacting surface and the total area of the skin contacting surfaces of the movable clamping units is greater than 5% of the area of the skin oriented surface. | 06-28-2012 |
20120179170 | Apparatus For Preventing And Correcting Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, Pseudofolliculitis Pubis, And Pseudofolliculitis Nuchae - The present invention discloses a device for physically dislodging, extricating, and manipulating ingrown body and facial hair so as to prevent and correct pseudofolliculitis barbae, pseudofolliculitis pubis, and pseudofolliculitis nuchae. The device comprises a rasp, an insert, a handle, and a cap. The rasp is the primary component of the device. The rasp extricates ingrown hair from hair follicles; dislodges imbedded hair from underneath the epidermal layer of the skin thereby allowing the hair to fully emerge from the follicle. | 07-12-2012 |
20120184969 | Automated Delivery of Fluid - The present application is directed to apparatus, systems and methods for automated delivery of fluids. According to one aspect, it is especially useful in providing a restricted flow of fluid to a tool, for example, a cannula or a needle used in hair transplantation. According to another aspect, the systems and methods provided herein enable the hair harvesting or a hair implantation tool to be cleaned, flushed or lubricated. | 07-19-2012 |
20120215231 | HAIR RESTORATION SURGERY - A surgical apparatus includes an elongated member ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120226290 | FOLLICULAR EXTRACTION METHOD - A method for the extraction of follicular units from a donor area on a patient. The method includes scoring the outer skin layers with a sharp punch, and then inserting a blunt punch into the incision to separate the hair follicle from the surrounding tissue and fatty layer. The method will significantly decrease the amount of follicular transection and increase the rate at which follicular units can be extracted. | 09-06-2012 |
20120265216 | FOLLICULAR EXTRACTION PUNCH AND METHOD - Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265217 | BIOLOGICAL UNIT REMOVAL TOOLS WITH MOVABLE RETENTION MEMBER - Tools and methods of use for removing biological units from a body surface utilizing a removal tool are disclosed. The tool incorporates a retention member configured to impede movement of the biological unit in the direction of a distal end of the tool and to improve retention of the biological unit in the tool. The retention member is radially movable within the lumen of the biological unit removal tool. The distal tips of the tools are desirably configured to reduce the chance of transection of a biological unit. | 10-18-2012 |
20120296343 | Systems and Methods for Selecting a Desired Quantity of Follicular Units - Systems and methods for selecting follicular units in a distribution of follicular units are provided. A selection parameter, such as a distance-related parameter separating the follicular units to be selected, may be used to determine a desired quantity of follicular units to be selected, such as a desired percentage of follicular units to be selected, and to help provide a substantially uniform distribution of selected follicular units. In addition, a characteristic parameter, such as a characteristic distance or characteristic density, may be determined. The characteristic parameter may be used in determining the desired quantity of follicular units to be selected and or may be used for treatment purposes. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296344 | FOLLICULAR EXTRACTION PUNCH AND METHOD - Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts. | 11-22-2012 |
20120323260 | HAIR REMOVAL APPARATUS - A hair removal apparatus adapted to remove hair from various parts of the body utilizing a threading member. The hair removal apparatus can be manually, electrically, or battery operated, and is configured to fit comfortably within the palm of a user's hand such that the user may accurately guide the hair removal apparatus over the desired hair-removal region. | 12-20-2012 |
20130023901 | SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE - The present invention concerns a skin treatment device for professional and private use. In particular the present invention concerns a skin treatment device comprising a drive unit and a first attachment and a second attachment, the first attachment comprising a brush, the second attachment comprising an epilation or a depilation unit, wherein the first attachment comprises a gear box and the second attachment comprises a gear box and the gear box comprises by the second attachment provides a gear reduction of at least 1.25 to 4. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023902 | Follicular Unit Removal Tool with Pivoting Retention Member and Method of its Use - Tools and methods are provided for removing follicular units from a body surface while improving retention of the follicular units in the removal tool. The removal tool is configured to accommodate a retention member. The retention member may comprise pivotally movable elements which retain the follicular unit in the removal tool. The described tools and methods are especially useful for harvesting follicular units from a body surface in a hair transplantation process. | 01-24-2013 |
20130053869 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HAIR REMOVAL - A hair removal system configured to destroy germinative cells at a base of at least one hair follicle is provided. The system comprises a casing and at least one pluck-head configured to trap at least one hair, and at least one oscillator mechanically coupled to the pluck-head and to the casing. The oscillator is configured to vibrate the pluck-head such that when the hair is trapped by the pluck-head, vibrations transmitted to the base are sufficient to destroy the germinative cells. A method of using the same is also disclosed. | 02-28-2013 |
20130096578 | Method and Apparatus for Self-Threading - This invention provides both a method and an apparatus for hair removal using thread. Using the concept of rotational motion, this method improves upon the ancient art of threading by using a rotational mechanism that allows for threading with only one manipulation point instead of the conventional tour manipulation points as well as one or more threads to be used as a guide lo help identity and/or isolate hair to be removed. With these enhancements, a self-threading apparatus is invented that is more precise and less unwieldy than existing self-threading apparatuses. It minimizes the amount of manual labour and skills required in such a way that a person not skilled in the art can easily use this apparatus to thread with precision. | 04-18-2013 |
20130110133 | PAIR OF HAIR TWEEZERS | 05-02-2013 |
20130144309 | Skin Tensioner for Hair Transplantation - Devices and methods for applying tension to an area of skin are provided, for example, for follicular unit removal and implant in a hair transplantation procedure. The devices may include a frame with at least two skin contact members that hold to the skin. Also disclosed are various ways to apply a force displacing the skin contact members apart, thus creating tension in the skin. The devices and methods may incorporate suction, and/or barbs or microbarbs. The frame may surround the skin area with tensile forces applied outward in multiple directions or substantially uni-directionally. Adjusting members and indicators may be provided to control and display the tensile force applied to skin. The tensioning devices and methods may be incorporated into a robotic hair transplantation system. | 06-06-2013 |
20130150867 | METHOD MANUFACTURING AN EPILATORY STRIP AND STRIPS OBTAINABLE BY THE METHOD - A method for manufacturing an epilatory strip by providing a first laminate of a pressure-sensitive, hot-melt adhesive sandwiched between a support layer and a first release liner that in combination provide a width to the first laminate; delaminating the width of the first laminate by unwinding the first release liner and exposing an area of pressure-sensitive, hot-melt adhesive; applying at least one mask or cover material onto the pressure-sensitive, hot-melt adhesive on at least one edge area of the delaminated first laminate to provide a second laminate presenting an exposed area of pressure-sensitive, hot-melt adhesive; and providing a second release liner to cover at least a portion of exposed area of pressure-sensitive, hot-melt adhesive to provide a width of epilatory strip material. Thus, hypoallergenic, non-irritant epilatory strips are obtained using the method according to the invention. | 06-13-2013 |
20130190776 | Methods and Systems for Directing Movement of a Tool in Hair Transplantation Procedures - Methods and systems are provided useful in various procedures, including hair harvesting and implantation, and further including computer-implemented and/or robotic hair transplantation. Methodologies are provided which enable selection of follicular unit harvesting or implanting sites. In various cases, such selection may be made using a lowest and closest method, overlap-based methods, position-based methods, pattern-based methods, and/or a combination of these methods. In various combinations of the methods, the output selection from one of the methods may be used as an input for one of the other methods. | 07-25-2013 |
20130204274 | Epilatory Device - The present invention relates to new epilatory device and its application to hair removal, said device comprising a flat elongate body having an adhesive paste medium applied to a first side of the body, characterised in that the device further includes a grab member having at least one aperture therein, arranged so that a users finger can be inserted into the aperture during use to aid removal of the device from a users body part, together with epilated hair. | 08-08-2013 |
20130304089 | PERYLENEQUINONE DERIVATIVES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to compounds which are perylenequinone derivatives, their stereoisomers and atropisomers. These compounds can be particularly useful as photosensitizers or sononsensitizers in photodynamic or sonodynamic therapy. The invention also relates to various methods for using these compounds in photodynamic and/or sonodynamic therapy. The compounds also are useful as therapeutic agents for treating various hyperproliferative disorders. | 11-14-2013 |
20130304090 | Methods of Use of Follicular Unit Harvesting Tools for Severing Connective Tissue - Devices and methods are disclosed which provide for harvesting hair follicular units, including severing any remaining connective tissue strands during the harvesting process, so that the harvested follicular units are retained in the harvesting tool without being damaged. The devices and methods of the present invention are especially useful with the partially or substantially automated systems and methods for hair harvesting and transplantation. The follicular unit harvesting tools may comprise a harvesting cannula and a grasping device moveable relative to each other. | 11-14-2013 |
20130325037 | Epilation method and apparatus thereof - An epilation apparatus includes a body having two spaced apart holding arms, and a thread operating device which includes a powering unit supported within the body and a rotatable arm extended from the body between the holding arms. A thread is held at the epilation apparatus at a position that two free ends of the threads are held at two free ends of the holding arms and a mid-portion of the thread is held at a free end of the rotatable arm. Therefore, the rotatable arm is driven to reciprocatingly rotate by the powering unit for twisting the thread so as to simulate a threading motion. | 12-05-2013 |
20130331863 | HAIR REMOVAL DEVICE - A device for removing hair is disclosed. The device comprises a container, filled with an impedance matching medium, and an ultrasound transducer element coupled to the container, such that ultrasound waves are generated by the transducer element in the impedance matching medium. The device further comprises a hair receiving element having at least one opening for receiving hair shafts, wherein a height of the opening is approximately an integer multiplication of half a wavelength of the ultrasound waves. | 12-12-2013 |
20140005688 | HAIR REMOVING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | 01-02-2014 |
20140018825 | Functional Head - A functional head is disclosed which may be generally employed in a device for industrial or private use, particularly in a device for beauty care, such as an epilator device. The functional head has at least one first element which has a frictional surface, and at least one second element which is movable over the frictional surface when mechanical friction is overcome. A lubricating device is provided by which a lubricant may be applied to the frictional surface. The lubricant is accommodated in a lubricant reservoir, and the lubricant is transported to the frictional surface by means of at least one outlet opening. An increase of mechanical friction by the movement of the at least one second element over the frictional surface leads to heating of at least parts of the lubricant reservoir. | 01-16-2014 |
20140031839 | Follicular Unit Extraction Device - A follicular unit extraction device comprises a handpiece for holding a follicle punch at its distal end which extends from the handpiece and terminates distally in a cutting edge. The punch is releasably coupled to a motor-driven drive shaft within the handpiece for rotation therewith. A portion of the driveshaft is tubular, and houses a piston that can move towards and away from the punch. An ejector pin is also supported within the tubular portion of the driveshaft distally of the ejector piston and is positioned to move towards the cutting edge of the punch when pushed by the piston. The handpiece and driveshaft have respective fluid inlet ports. The clearance between the piston and driveshaft interior, and the clearance between the ejector pin and punch interior, define a fluid path for conducting fluid entering the handpiece and drive shaft via inlet ports so that the fluid exits the punch at its cutting edge. The clearances limit the quantity of fluid exiting the punch to the small amount needed to protect the follicle to be extracted. Means are provided for selectively increasing the flow rate of the fluid entering the handpiece beyond the limit imposed by said clearances to thereby increase the fluid pressure within the driveshaft, moving the piston distally and, consequently, moving the pin towards the cutting edge of the punch to eject impacted graft or debris. Bias means returns the piston proximally when the flow rate is reduced below the level required to overcome the bias means. | 01-30-2014 |
20140107669 | Epilator - An attachment for an epilator or an epilator having at least a clamping unit for clamping and plucking hairs that is arranged for driven movement relative to a housing along a hair capture direction is disclosed. The clamping unit has a moveable clamping element having a clamping surface and a hair guiding surface and a fixed clamping element having a clamping surface and a hair guiding surfaced. The moveable clamping element and the fixed clamping element are arranged to be cyclically moveable between an open position in which the two clamping surfaces have a minimal distance such that a gap for receiving hairs is formed between them and a closed position in which the two clamping surfaces abut on each other. The two hair guiding surfaces form a funnel in front of the gap in the open position with respect to the hair capture direction. | 04-17-2014 |
20140107670 | Epilator - An attachment for an epilator or an epilator having at least a clamping unit for clamping and plucking hairs that is arranged for driven movement relative to a housing of the attachment or the epilator along a hair capture direction is disclosed. The clamping unit has a first clamping element having a clamping surface and a hair guiding surface and a second clamping element having a clamping surface and a hair guiding surface. The first clamping element and the second clamping element are arranged to be cyclically first between an open position in which the two clamping surfaces have a minimal distance such that a gap for receiving hairs is formed between them and a closed position in which the two clamping surfaces abut on each other. The two hair guiding surfaces form a funnel in front of the gap in the open position with respect to the hair capture direction. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114328 | Epilator - The present disclosure is concerned with an attachment for an epilator or an epilator having at least a clamping unit for clamping and plucking hairs. The clamping unit is arranged for driven movement relative to a housing of the attachment or the epilator along a hair capture direction. The clamping unit has a moveable clamping element having a clamping surface and a hair guiding surface and a fixed clamping element having a clamping surface and a hair guiding surface, wherein the moveable clamping element and the fixed clamping element are arranged to be cyclically moveable between an open position and a closed position. | 04-24-2014 |
20140171968 | Follicular Unit Harvesting Tools for Severing Connective Tissue and Methods of Their Use - Devices and methods are disclosed which provide for harvesting hair follicular units, including severing any remaining connective tissue strands during the harvesting process, so that the harvested follicular units are retained in the harvesting tool without being damaged. The devices and methods of the present invention are especially useful with the partially or substantially automated systems and methods for hair harvesting and transplantation. The follicular unit harvesting tools may comprise a harvesting cannula and a grasping device. The harvesting tools may also comprise a retention member or a grasping member. | 06-19-2014 |
20140222027 | Mechanical Hair Puller - This invention relates to the removal of hair including the root, from the nostrils and the ear canals, as well as for some various facial hairs. It is a mechanical device using a tension coil spring attached to a plunger and housing assembly to extend the spring, thereby creating multiple openings between the individual coils of the spring so as to allow multiple hairs to enter the openings, after which the plunger is released and the coils of the spring retract, grabbing the hairs with adequate friction to pull them out. This device is operated by the thumb and two fingers and can remove any unwanted hair, particularly nose and ear hair, within a couple of minutes with almost no pain. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236181 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF HAIR FOLLICLE - Systems and methods for extracting hair follicle from underneath an external surface of the skin are provided. The systems may include a first member and a counter pressure device. The first member may define a first bore and may have a longitudinal axis. A portion of the first member may be configured to be moved below an external surface of a skin. The first member may be configured to translate at least in a first direction along the longitudinal axis through a tissue and rotate about the longitudinal axis. The counter pressure device may be configured to interface with at least the external surface of the skin such that the tissue is disposed between the first member and the counter pressure device. The translation and rotation of the first member may result in cutting at least a portion of the tissue. | 08-21-2014 |
20140276958 | System and Method for Determining the Position of a Hair Tail on a Body Surface - System and method are provided for determining hair tail positions. An image containing hair which is received from an image acquisition device is processed to find a coarse hair tail position. The coarse hair tail position is refined through further processing. The refined hair tail position may be used for accurate positioning, for example, of hair transplantation tools in various hair transplantation applications. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276959 | Locator Device for Medical Procedures on the Body Surface and Method of its Use - Devices and methods are described for performing a procedure on multiple adjacent segments of a body surface. The methods generally involve positioning a locator device on a body surface to delineate a first body surface segment. A first portion of the locator device may be moved while leaving a second portion of the locator device in place as a reference. The second portion of the locator may then be moved to reform the locator device and delineate a second segment of the body surface. Locator devices comprising two detachable portions are also described. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276960 | Finger Grips For Direct Depilation Of Body Hair - An apparatus for depilating body hair from the follicle comprised of two discrete finger grips. In one embodiment, the finger grips are made of a tacky, elastic and polymeric material. The finger grips are not connected to each other to allow more maneuverability for the user. The finger grips are fabricated together using a single mold. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276961 | Tethered Finger Grips For Direct Depilation Of Body Hair - An apparatus for depilating body hair from the follicle comprised of two tethered finger grips. In one embodiment, the finger grips are made of a tacky, elastic and polymeric material. The finger grips are tethered together with a connecting member that can be made of the same material as the finger grips. The finger grips and connecting member are fabricated as one piece using a single mold. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288579 | Ultrasonic Follicle Unit Extraction Device And Method - A follicle unit extraction device comprises a generally tubular body having a distal cutting end region, and an ultrasonic transducer coupled to the punch to apply rapid, incremental, distally-directed cutting force pulses via the punch to the tissue at a donor site to thereby offer a more precisely controllable methodology for penetrating the tissue while the punch is positioned at the donor site. | 09-25-2014 |
20140309663 | Attachment for Epilator and Epilator - The present disclosure is concerned with an attachment for an epilator or an epilator having an axle arranged for driven movement around a centre axle axis, an end plate arranged at a first end of the axle for rotation together with the axle, the end plate having at least a first functional surface, a first clamping element having a functional surface, the first functional surface of the end plate being arranged face-to-face with the functional surface of the first clamping element, and the first clamping element being arranged for repeatedly being moved towards and away from the end plate such that repeatedly a closed position is obtained in which the two functional surfaces abut on each other, wherein the end plate is an outer part of the epilator or the attachment for an epilator. | 10-16-2014 |
20140309664 | Attachment for Epilator and Epilator - The present disclosure is concerned with an attachment for an epilator or an epilator having an axle arranged for driven movement around a centre axle axis, an end plate arranged at a first end of the axle for rotation together with the axle, the end plate having at least a first functional surface, a first clamping element having a functional surface, the first functional surface of the end plate being arranged face-to-face with the functional surface of the first clamping element, and the first clamping element being arranged for repeatedly being moved towards and away from the end plate such that repeatedly a closed position is obtained in which the two functional surfaces abut on each other, wherein the end plate is an outer part of the epilator or the attachment for an epilator. | 10-16-2014 |
20140316437 | EPILATOR - An epilator includes a housing, a drive mechanism, and an epilation head mounted on the housing. The epilation head includes a barrel rotatable about a longitudinal rotation axis of the barrel and operatively connected to the drive mechanism for driven rotation of the barrel about its rotation axis. The barrel has an outer surface spaced transversely from the barrel rotation axis. The barrel has a convex longitudinal contour across at least a portion of the barrel outer surface. The barrel further has a plurality of sets of tweezer plates accessible from the outer surface of the barrel. Each set includes a first tweezer plate and a second tweezer plate. At least one of the first and second tweezer plates is moveable relative to the other one of the first and second tweezer plates for contact with each other in response to rotation of the barrel. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316438 | DEPILATION DEVICE - A depilation device operative to tweeze hairs from a narrow, selected area on a skin surface, continuously. Relatively short hairs may be tweezed. Additionally, relatively rapid and painless tweezing is provided. The depilation device is ergonomically designed for easy and effective hair tweezing. | 10-23-2014 |
20150012012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF HAIR FOLLICLE - Systems and methods for extracting hair follicle from underneath an external surface of the skin are provided. The systems may include a first member, a first fluid pathway, an inlet port and an outlet port. A portion of the first member may be configured to be moved beneath an external surface of a skin and the first member may be configured to receive tissue extracted from underneath the external surface of the skin. The inlet port may be configured to receive fluid into the first fluid pathway. The outlet port may be configured to allow fluid to exit the first fluid pathway. The first fluid pathway may be configured to allow fluid entering the fluid pathway to enter the first member at least towards a distal end of the first member, and allow the fluid to exit the first member at least towards a proximal end of the first member. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012013 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF HAIR FOLLICLE - Systems and methods for extracting hair follicle from underneath an external surface of the skin are provided. The systems may include a first member and a counter pressure device. The first member may define a first bore and may have a longitudinal axis. A portion of the first member may be configured to be moved below an external surface of a skin. The first member may be configured to translate at least in a first direction along the longitudinal axis through a tissue and rotate about the longitudinal axis. The counter pressure device may be configured to interface with at least the external surface of the skin such that the tissue is disposed between the first member and the counter pressure device. The translation and rotation of the first member may result in cutting at least a portion of the tissue. | 01-08-2015 |
20150018844 | DISSECTING PUNCH FOR FOLLICULAR EXTRACTION AND TOOLS AND METHODS USING SAME - A dissecting punch and tool configured for the dissection of follicular units from the donor area of a patient, such as for subsequent implantation of a follicular unit graft (FUG) in a recipient area for hair restoration, and method for using the tool. The method includes aligning the dissecting punch over a follicular unit so that hair follicles are disposed within the lumen. The dissecting punch is then moved through the dermis layer and into the fatty tissue layer of the skin to dissect the follicular unit from the tissue surrounding the follicular unit. The dissecting punch includes a non-circular shaft segment to reduce the transection rate of the follicular units during dissection. | 01-15-2015 |
20150018845 | EPILATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - An epilation apparatus includes a support and a glass pad adhered to the support. The glass pad has an exposed roughened surface that, when placed against human skin and manually manipulated in a rotational motion, is adapted to remove hair from the human skin. A method of using the epilation apparatus involves configuring the support such that the roughened surface of the glass pad is placed against human skin that has hair and manually manipulating the support in a rotational motion such the glass pad removes the hair from the human skin. | 01-15-2015 |
20150032129 | Biological Unit Removal Tools and Methods - Tools and methods are provided for removing biological units from a body surface utilizing a removal tool. The tools may incorporate retention members and mechanisms configured to impede movement of the biological unit in the direction of a distal end of the tool and to improve retention of the biological unit in the tool. Some of the retention members are stationary and some are movable within the lumen of the biological unit removal tools. The distal tips of the tools are desirably configured to reduce the chance of transection of a biological unit, such as by including both cutting segments and blunt relief segments. A number of dual concentric tube embodiments permit a division of removal functions. Distal fluid or gas delivery may be used to help separating biological units from surrounding tissue. | 01-29-2015 |
20150038985 | Enhanced follicular extraction punch and method - Provided herein is an apparatus and method useful for surgical removal of mammalian tissue at specific depths and specific angles. | 02-05-2015 |
20150289624 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION OF FOLICULAR UNITS - A method for extraction of a follicular unit from a donor area may be provided. The method may include the steps of positioning a patient in a prone position, injecting a fluid into the dermal layer of skin, evaluating a hair shaft diameter, locating the sebaceous gland, selecting a punch diameter, selecting a punch penetration depth, and extracting the follicular unit from the donor area. | 10-15-2015 |
20150289625 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION OF FOLICULAR UNITS - A punch for drilling around a follicular unit may be provided. The punch may include an elongated cylindrical tubing having a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen therebetween. The punch may further include a bulging body with an elongated cylindrical portion at a distal end and an about 45 degree sloping conical portion at a proximal end. The punch may further include an elongated handle having a proximal end and a distal end. | 10-15-2015 |
20150289626 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION OF FOLICULAR UNITS - A forceps for extraction of drilled follicular units may be provided. The forceps may include a pair of elongated separable, flexible and bowed spring biased arms joined at one end and extending into a separate, extended, spaced apart open tips at the other end. | 10-15-2015 |
20150297253 | A METHOD OF AN EXTRACTION OF FOLLICULAR CELLS AND A DEVICE FOR PURSUANCE OF THIS METHOD - A method of an extraction of follicular cells which is based on a principle of a hair extraction from a skin of mammals by the help of an extraction device, when during the extraction remains preserved also the root part of the hair surrounded by follicular cells, where the essence of the invention is that at least one hair from a sampling point of the skin is sucked in by the help of vacuum which is led form a body of the extraction device into an interspace of a two-cone collet fixed partly to the body and partly to an arbor where is subsequently by the interspace closing between its inner cone and an outer cone by the help of a counter pressure of the arbor this hair grasped and after it extracted from the skin. The extracting device for an extraction of follicular cells consists of the hollow two surface collet formed by the inner cone and the outer cone and of the hollow body which is equipped partly with in a forward direction positioned hollow nozzle, partly with a connector for supply of vacuum and partly is in it embedded the sliding arbor whereas in the collet is between the inner cone and the outer cone formed the free interspace when the inner cone of the collet is fixed on the arbor and the outer cone which is equipped with the branch inlet is fixed on the nozzle of the body. | 10-22-2015 |
20150305472 | Follicular Unit Extraction System - A follicular unit extraction system includes a handpiece body extending along a generally central axis for holding a generally tubular follicle punch having a cutting edge. A fluid path is carried by the handpiece for conducting a liquid from a source external to the handpiece into the lumen of a generally tubular follicle punch held by the handpiece for delivery of the fluid to the cutting edge of the follicle punch. A flow-rate controller for conducting the liquid from the external source to the handpiece in such a way as to maintain a drip of the liquid adjacent the cutting edge sufficient to create and substantially sustain a lubricating liquid film around the follicle during cutting and follicle extraction, and for selectively increasing the liquid pressure sufficiently to discharge tissue within the lumen from the punch. | 10-29-2015 |
20150305767 | FOLLICULAR EXTRACTION PUNCH AND METHOD - Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts. | 10-29-2015 |
20150320445 | Technique and Apparatus for extracting ingrown hairs that cause razor bumps - This is an apparatus for pulling out ingrown hairs that cause razor bumps, with an application of hot water and soap lather or shaving foam. This opens the pores and loosens the ingrown hairs for extracting. The textured convex head with rounded corners, allows for a fluent motion on various contoured surfaces of the human body that is susceptible to ingrown hairs. The width of the textured head has enough surface area to capture the multiple ingrown hairs and extracting them in a minimal amount of time. | 11-12-2015 |
20160000202 | HAIR REMOVAL TOOL - A hair removal tool is equipped with: a drive unit for driving a blade; a load detection unit for detecting the size of the load on the drive unit; and a control unit for changing the drive mode of the drive unit between a first drive mode for driving the drive unit at a first drive speed, a second drive mode for driving the drive unit at a second drive speed which is faster than the first drive speed, and a transition mode for driving the drive unit at a transition speed which is faster than the second drive speed. A first interval is set as the interval from when the drive mode is changed from the first drive mode to the transition mode until when the drive mode is changed from the transition mode to the second drive mode. A second interval is set as the interval from when the drive mode is changed from the transition mode to the second drive mode until when the drive mode is changed from the second drive mode to the first drive mode. The first interval is shorter than the second interval. | 01-07-2016 |
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