DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING TOPICAL APPLICATION OF BENEFIT AGENT

• Main Authors: JYOTSNA PATURI, ALEXANDRU PAUNESCU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 30.09.2021
• Subjects: ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSESOR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MASSAGE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING ORSTIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

To provide devices and methods for treating, reducing and preventing adverse skin/scalp conditions and enhancing the topical application of a benefit agent.SOLUTION: An ultrasound device comprises: a housing 2 having a bottom portion comprising an application surface; a power source positioned in the housing; and an acoustic transducer 8 positioned in the housing in electrical communication with the power source for producing ultrasound waves and oriented such that the ultrasound waves are projected from the transducer at an angle other than 90° relative to the surface of the application surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】有害な皮膚／頭皮疾患を治療、低減、及び予防し、かつ有益剤の局所適用を強化するための装置及び方法を提供する。【解決手段】本発明は、超音波装置であって、適用面を備える底部を有するハウジング２と、ハウジング内に配置される電源と、音響トランスデューサ８であって、超音波を発生させるために電源と電気通信してハウジング内に配置され、超音波がトランスデューサから適用面の表面に対して９０度以外の角度で投射されるように配向されている。【選択図】図３