Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2002-05-24
2010-11-09
Nguyen, Anhtuan T (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
active
07828827
ABSTRACT:
An improved method and apparatus is provided as a system 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. The dimensions of the microelements are controlled so as to remove a certain number of layers of skin cells and to accumulate those skin cells, along with other foreign substances, into areas between the microelements. In addition, a conditioning compound or therapeutic active can be applied to the exfoliated skin to enhance the skin. Moreover, the amount of accumulated skin cells 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. Some of the microstructures are designed with very close-packed microelements, which in some cases have flexible substrates.
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McAllister, H., “Micromachined Microneedles for Transdermal
Gartstein Vladimir
Sherman Faiz Feisal
Corium International Inc.
King & Spalding LLP
Nguyen Anhtuan T
Nguyen Tuan V
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