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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2007
Applicant:
Kazumi Okawa, Hikone, JP;
Inventor:
Kazumi Okawa, Hikone, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical hair removing device includes a light emitting unit for emitting a light and an irradiation unit for irradiating the light emitted from the light emitting unit to body hairs on a skin. Further, the optical hair removing device includes a control unit for controlling the light emission unit. The irradiation unit has a movement detection unit for detecting a movement of the irradiation unit on a skin and a contact detection unit for detecting a contact between the irradiation unit and the skin.