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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Kenneth A. Pilcher, Seattle, WA (US);
David Giuliani, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Stephen M. Meginniss, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth A. Pilcher, Seattle, WA (US);
David Giuliani, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Stephen M. Meginniss, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Pacific Bioscience Laboratories, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The apparatus includes at least two skin-contacting elements, the elements having narrow end faces and a mounting assembly for holding the elements closely adjacent to each other. A driving assembly reciprocally moves one element relative to the adjacent element(s) at a frequency that produces an action on the pores of the skin to loosen sebaceous plugs present in the pores, by permitting their ready removal from the skin.