Acne skin treatment appliance and method
We claim: 1. Apparatus for treating human skin, said apparatus comprising heater means for producing a draft of heated air directed against an area of skin, the heat of said air being sufficient to ca... Read More
Inventors: Smit, Helen; Smit, Julie;, Assignee: |
Method of ameliorating cellulite by disrupting the barrier function of the stratum corneum
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Cellulite Described The pathogenesis of cellulite is usually described as a three-or-four-stage process. Herein, cellulite pathogenesis will, for the purposes of providin... Read More
Inventors: Smith, Walter P.;, Assignee: Mary Kay Inc. (Dallas, TX) |
Massage apparatus with sucking and mobilising action on skin tissue
However, a solution has been found, and it is this which forms the subject of the present invention, which in a manner similar to the teachings of FR-A-901,787, makes it possible to perform massage by... Read More
Inventors: Guitay, Louis-Paul;, Assignee: LPG Systems (FR) |
Method and system for passively exercising selected portions of a human body
According to the present invention, it has been found that fat may be removed, and that selected portions of the body may be enhanced and/or healed by applying a partial vacuum pressure to the selecte... Read More
Inventors: Howard, Kenneth W.;, Assignee: |
Message bead with heat application effect
In view of the request of directly working at the acupoint and the necessary safety condition required by the said heat generator, the present invention uses a heat generator comprised by a ceramic-ma... Read More
Inventors: Wu, Chia-Hsiung;, Assignee: |
Combination package and applicator
OF THE DRAWINGS A more complete appreciation of the present invention and many of the attendant advantages thereof will be readily understood by reference to the following detailed description when c... Read More
Inventors: Schlesser, Marilyn; Bernard, Marie;, Assignee: |
Sterilized glove
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a sterilized glove which can present a sufficient antibacterial property with a relatively small amount of an antibacterial zeolite and can be... Read More
Inventors: Miyake, Teruyoshi; Yamamoto, Tatsuo;, Assignee: Chyugoku Paalu Distributing Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Shinanen New Ceramic Corporation (Tokyo, JP); Shinagawa Fuel Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Wiper deicing device for vehicles and methods of constructing and utilizing same
According to the present invention there is provided a wiper deicing device for a vehicle having a window and a window wiper, comprising means for resiliently impacting the window wiper against the wi... Read More
Inventors: Len, Adolf;, Assignee: |
Hand-held physiological stimulation applicator
We claim: 1. Manually operable apparatus for controlled physiological stimulation of tissue, comprising: an elongated housing having a first end defining an axis, an opposite second end, and a housing... Read More
Inventors: Castel, John C.; Bally, Alexander;, Assignee: |
Facial toning system
The long-standing but heretofore unfulfilled need for an apparatus that overcomes the limitations of the prior art is now met by a new, useful, and nonobvious invention. The present invention includes... Read More
Inventors: Burke, Robert E.;, Assignee: |
Acupressure device
The present invention provides a device for applying localized pressure on the skin of a person. It is especially adapted for use as an anti-nausea prophylactic. The device comprises a substantially f... Read More
Inventors: Berger, Allen; Johnson, Chris; O'Connell, Drew;, Assignee: Cirrus Air Technologies LLC (Locust Valley, NY) |
Air bubble mat for air bubble massage device
It is an object of the invention to provide an air bubble mat of the type described above, where the single mat section or the individual mat sections can be simplified and used for a plurality of bub... Read More
Inventors: Bucher, Heinz;, Assignee: Metronic Electronic GmbH (DE) |
Dynamic exoskeletal orthosis
The instant invention is a device that operates as an exoskeletal supporting structure for the stability, mobility and predictability of joints and limbs. The device provides dynamic exoskeletal ortho... Read More
Inventors: Rosenblatt, Marc;, Assignee: |
Tube clamp and piercing device
This invention is illustrated in two embodiments, one for piercing lines such as used in hospitals for injecting fluid into the human body and the other in industrial applications such as piercing lin... Read More
Inventors: Williams, Gayland M.;, Assignee: |
Cosmetic composition
OF THE INVENTION When the above present invention is carried out, the aforesaid raffinose ester, cane sugar fatty acid ester and solcoseryl or RAFFIPENET-010 are mixed with raw materials, auxiliary a... Read More
Inventors: Suga, Kazuo;, Assignee: |
Runner monitoring device
The present invention comprehends a body posture monitoring device and, more particularly, comprehends a device for monitoring the orientation of a walker's or runner's body posture and form relative ... Read More
Inventors: Kolich, Mark S.;, Assignee: |
Automated chest percussor apparatus
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of an automated means for providing percussion action to one's chest now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a n... Read More
Inventors: Epps, Charlene; Smith, Ada;, Assignee: |
Hair dryer attachment
What is claimed is: 1. A hair dryer attachment comprising an elongate cylindrical body closed at an axial end and opened at the other axial end for mounting the body to an air blow-off port of a hair ... Read More
Inventors: Isino, Koichi; Nose, Hisakichi;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Hair dryer
It is, therefore, a major object of the invention to provide a hair dryer which permits the hair to be curled uniformly in a short heating time, while avoiding damaging of hair. To this end, according... Read More
Inventors: Suzuki, Kunio; Takahashi, Minoru;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Electrically heated facial sauna appliance
This invention provides a portable, hand-held, leakproof, electric steam generating apparatus which in its preferred embodiment is a facial sauna. The apparatus comprises a generally circular housing ... Read More
Inventors: Deming, Loretta M.; Kunz, Raymond W.;, Assignee: Clairol Inc. (New York, NY) |
Hair dryer
An object of the claimed invention is to provide a hair dryer having a hair-winding attachment provided with means to ensure that excessively hot air is not blown out through the air blowing holes of ... Read More
Inventors: Toyomi, Yuritsugu; Wada, Yukio;, Assignee: Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (Kadoma, JP) |
Solar shutter arrangement
I claim: 1. In a structure having a roof with a skylight including a glass panel which transmits solar energy, a shutter arrangement supported on said roof comprising an insulative flat one-piece soli... Read More
Inventors: Fulkerson, Paul L.;, Assignee: |
Infusion syringe pump
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION The infusion injection pump comprises a motor-gear unit 1 which drives a threaded spindle 2 which projects from an end face of the motor-gear unit 1 and on ... Read More
Inventors: Faeser, Ulrich;, Assignee: Fresenius AG (DE) |
Equipment for microdermoabrasion through a flow of air/reducing substances mix and relative handpiece
The present invention uses new conception components, particularly tempered pyrex glass, to allow ease of manufacture and simplification of equipment sterilization. Sterilization of the parts that hav... Read More
Inventors: Di Fiore, Dario; Stanisci, Carlo;, Assignee: Mattioli Engineering Ltd. (London, GB) |
Method and system for electrokinetic delivery of a substance
It is desirable to use a system and method for electrokinetic delivery of medicament into tissue that reduces hazards associated with introducing electrical currents into the human or animal body. In ... Read More
Inventors: Chang, Kuo-Wei;, Assignee: Biophoretic Therapeutic Systems, LLC (Framingham, MA) |
Method and apparatus for skin absorption enhancement and transdermal drug delivery
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and a method for enhancing the absorption of a substance to be applied on the skin. To accomplish this, the present invention uses a sequence of elect... Read More
Inventors: Bernabei, Gian Franco;, Assignee: Mattioli Engineering Ltd. (London, GB) |
Microneedles for minimally invasive drug delivery
1. A minimally invasive drug delivery system for transdermally delivering a medicinal fluid into a patient, comprising: (a) a handheld control unit comprising a housing, a processor, a display electri... Read More
Inventors: Cho, Steve T.;, Assignee: Hospira, Inc. (Lake Forest, IL) |
Double-ended doubly-concaved baby spoon
With reference now to the drawings, the numeral 11 generally designates a baby spoon which can be made of metal or plastic material. The spoon 11 comprises two same-sized generally flat co-planar hea... Read More
Inventors: Wood, Geraldine E.; Staubly, Ralph F.;, Assignee: |
Apparatus and method for applying latchless surgical clips
An apparatus is disclosed for applying latchless surgical clips to body tissue. The latchless clips each possess a pair of legs movable between a closed position wherein the legs are in relatively clo... Read More
Inventors: Green, David T.; Shichman, Daniel; Zvenyatsky, Boris; McGarry, Richard A.;, Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT) |
Therapeutic massage device
The therapeutic apparatus of magnetic generator in accordance with the present invention is of a construction wherein magnetic field generators are housed and disposed in a plural number of cases resp... Read More
Inventors: Onishi, Teruo;, Assignee: Nihondenjihachiryokikenkyusho Co., Ltd. (Toyooka, JP); Nihonkenkozoshinkenkyukai Co., Ltd. (Fukuoka, JP) |
Cosmetic Surgery 
