Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Toshimitsu Minowa

Kaori Ajiki

Sachiko Takeshita

A gum massaging device includes a sheet member closely attachable to a gum, a gum-condition sensor disposed on the sheet member, and a massaging element disposed on the sheet member at a position corresponding to a position at which the gum-condition sensor is disposed, the massaging element operating in accordance with a detection result from the gum-condition sensor. The gum-condition sensor detects, for example, a color tone of a portion of the gum adjacent to the gum-condition sensor. The massaging element provides, for example, a pinching massage to a portion of the gum adjacent to the massaging element.

Gum massaging device and method for massaging gum

A massaging apparatus includes a sheet attachable to skin, multiple skin condition sensors, and multiple massage elements. Each of the skin condition sensors included in the sheet detects skin condition near the skin condition sensor. Each of the massage elements which is included in the sheet and which is disposed at a position corresponding to that of a corresponding one of the skin condition sensors is operated based on the detection result obtained by the skin condition sensor.

Massaging apparatus and massage method

A tooth whitening apparatus is an apparatus that whitens a tooth surface with light. The tooth whitening apparatus includes a sheet member attachable to the tooth surface, a color tone sensor disposed on the sheet member and detecting a color tone of a portion of the tooth surface adjacent to the color tone sensor, and a light-emitting device disposed at a position on the sheet member corresponding to a position at which the color tone sensor is disposed, the light-emitting device irradiating the portion of the tooth surface adjacent to the color tone sensor with the light in accordance with a detection result of the color tone sensor.

Tooth whitening apparatus and tooth whitening method

A percutaneous penetration enhancing apparatus includes a sheet member capable of being placed on a skin; a plurality of skin condition sensors arranged on the sheet member, each of the plurality of skin condition sensors detecting information related to a condition of the skin; and a plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements arranged on the sheet member, each of the plurality of percutaneous penetration enhancing elements being operated on the basis of the information detected by one or more of the plurality of skin condition sensors.

Percutaneous penetration enhancing apparatus and percutaneous penetration enhancing method

A posture correction apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain information related to a muscle condition in a body, a determination unit configured to determine muscle stimulation to be provided to the body, based on the obtained information, and a stimulation unit configured to provide the determined muscle stimulation to the body.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Toshimitsu Minowa