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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2004
Victor I. Chornenky, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Ali Jaafar, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Victor I. Chornenky, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Ali Jaafar, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Minnesota Medical Physics, LLC, Edina, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides apparatus and method for removal of body hair using electroporation. The apparatus has a pulse generator capable of generator electrical pulses of the desired amplitude and duration to kill hair follicles and an applicator having a first electrode placed in contact with a hair follicle and a second electrode interacting with the first electrode to provide an electroporating field in the tissue volume surrounding a hair to be removed. The apparatus may include a TENS system to provide patient relief from discomfort experienced by application of the electroporation pulses.
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