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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
L'oreal, Paris, FR;
Kaye Brunson, Woodinville, WA (US);
Lilac Muller, Woodinville, WA (US);
Zane Bowman Allen Miller, Seattle, WA (US);
Vincenzo Casasanta, III, Woodinville, WA (US);
L'OREAL, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A system is provided for stimulating a portion of skin, the system including at least two electrodes; a motor and an electrical system, the electrical system including a power source; and an end effector operably coupled to the motor and the electrical system, the end effector having at least one embedded electrode, from the at least two electrodes, disposed and operably coupled to the electrical system at which the end effector is configured to be in electrical communication with the portion of skin, wherein the motor is configured to subject the end effector to repetitive movements while contacting the skin to provide mechanical stimulation to the skin, wherein the at least one embedded electrode is configured to serve as a source electrode and another of the at least two electrodes is configured to serve as a return electrode, and wherein the power source is configured to bias the source electrode to the return electrode and form an electric field with the portion of skin.