Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-07
2006-11-07
Nguyen, Anh Tuan (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
C606S131000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07131987
ABSTRACT:
An improved method is provided to enhance skin appearance and health, in which skin is cleaned (or exfoliated) and conditioned by use of microelements affixed to a base element or hand-held patch. For the microstructure used in the improved method, the dimensions of the microelements are controlled so as to remove a certain number of layers of skin cells and to accumulate and retain those skin cells, along with other foreign substances, into areas between the microelements. In another embodiment of the improved method, a conditioning compound or therapeutic active can be applied to the exfoliated skin to enhance the skin. Moreover, the amount of skin cells accumulated using the improved method represents a self-limiting maximum quantity that cannot be substantially exceeded regardless of the number of attempts by a user to re-use the microstructure apparatus associated with the improved method. Some of the microelement shapes are purposefully designed with distal ends that exhibit sharp edges rather than sharp tips to reduce skin irritation resulting from use of the improved method.
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Gartstein Vladimir
Sherman Faiz Feisal
Corium International Inc.
Nguyen Anh Tuan
Reed Intellectual Property Law Group
Victor Nguyen
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