Surgery – Instruments – Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-01
2008-01-01
Truong, Kevin T. (Department: 3734)
Surgery
Instruments
Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
C128S898000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10362594
ABSTRACT:
A method for scarless removal of a tattoo from skin which is one of human or animal skin includes pricking at least one needle through a surface of the skin essentially perpendicular thereto into the tattoo comprised of agglomerates of pigment comprising at least one of inorganic and organic color pigments present in the skin, whereby the agglomerates are mechanically destroyed; and one of applying skin irritants to the skin surface or introducing skin irritants into the agglomerates at least one of before, during or after mechanical destruction.
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Truong Kevin T.
Venable LLP
Wiseman Thomas G.
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