IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,492,831
Granted Patent B2
US 10,492,831 · App. 14/628,130 · Granted Dec 3, 2019

Skin care methods, systems, and devices

Inventor: Warren R. Hultquist (Boulder, CO)
A61B17/50A61B17/30A61B17/54A61B90/20A61B90/25A61B90/30A61B2017/00221A61B2017/00747A61B2017/305A61B2090/372
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,492,831
App. No.
14/628,130
Granted
Dec 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for skin care are provided. Some embodiments may include a device or system for skin care that may include a skin tool head portion, a skin tool head support that may be coupled with the skin tool head portion, and/or a portable microscope connector that may be configured to couple a portable microscope with the skin tool head support. Some embodiments include a device for skin care that may include a spacer configured to couple with a portable microscope. The spacer includes at least one aperture configured to facilitate the use of a skin tool. Some embodiments include a spacer coupled with a compressible structure configured to preclude a skin tool from contacting a portion of skin when in an uncompressed state and to allow the skin tool to contact the portion of skin when in a compressed state.

Claims (15)

1. A method of skin care comprising:

utilizing a spacer coupled with a portable microscope to scan over a skin site to identify a comedone within a portion of skin, wherein the spacer includes an aperture through which the portable microscope images the comedone and a head portion of a comedone extractor;

imaging the comedone within the portion of skin and the head portion of the comedone extractor utilizing the portable microscope, wherein the comedone extractor is coupled with the portable microscope, wherein imaging the comedone within the portion of skin and the head portion of the comedone extractor includes simultaneously imaging the comedone through an aperture of the head portion of the comedone extractor and imaging an outer boundary of the head portion of the comedone extractor;

moving the portable microscope towards the portion of the skin such that the comedone extractor applies pressure to the portion of skin and the portable microscope and the comedone extractor move together, wherein moving the portable microscope towards the portion of skin exposes the head portion of the comedone extractor through the aperture of the spacer such that the comedone extractor applies pressure to the portion of the skin; and

extruding the comedone through the pressure applied through the moving of the portable microscope towards the portion of the skin such that the comedone extractor applies the pressure to the portion of the skin that includes the comedone.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the pressure comprises modulating the pressure.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising illuminating at least the portion of skin utilizing at least polarized light or ultraviolet light.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein illuminating at least the portion of the skin further comprises illuminating the comedone.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising utilizing another skin tool head portion with respect to the portion of skin through another aperture of the spacer coupled with the portable microscope.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portable microscope includes a digital microscope and at least a portion of the comedone extractor is positioned within a field of view of the digital microscope.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising positioning the comedone extractor with respect to the portion of skin.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein illuminating the comedone fluoresces at least sebum or acne bacterium.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comedone includes a white head.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comedone includes a black head.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aperture of the spacer extends from a distal portion of the spacer to a lateral portion of the spacer such that the head portion of the comedone extractor moves through the distal portion of the spacer and at least a portion of a comedone extractor support coupling the comedone extractor with the portable microscope moves through the lateral portion of the spacer when moving the portable microscope towards the portion of skin.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61942670 · Feb 21, 2014
Related Publication 20150238274A1 · Aug 27, 2015