Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Patent
1998-11-20
2000-09-12
Schaetzle, Kennedy
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
607150, 607153, 604 20, A61N 132
Patent
active
061190381
ABSTRACT:
An exemplary system in accordance with the current invention includes (1) a handholdable or handheld electric skin treatment unit, (2) a recharger assembly including a low voltage power supply and a recharger mount for holding the unit, with an alphanumeric display on said unit being exposed, and mating contacts on said mount and said unit, and (3) a stand for mounting said unit in a convenient location when it is not in use. The handheld electric skin treatment unit including a housing having an internal chamber containing electrical circuitry including a microprocessor and a rechargeable battery, an alphanumeric display coupled to said microprocessor, and first and second external broad area conductive electrodes connected to said circuitry, said first conductive electrode, the palm electrode adapted to be in continuous contact with the user's hand, and said second skin electrode being adapted to apply electrical current to the skin of the user to be treated; said unit also including exposed recharging terminals for recharging said battery.
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Schaetzle Kennedy
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