Zigzag beam splitter for apparatus and method for stimulating hair growth

Abstract

A hand-held laser device that stimulates hair growth. The device provides distributed laser light to the scalp while simultaneously parting the user's hair to ensure that the laser light contacts the user's scalp. A unique beam-splitting reflector splits a single laser beam to ensure that energy from the laser beam is evenly distributed. The reflector is mechanically aligned with the laser source and has a zigzag structure that mechanically deflects portions of the beam as it passes over the peaks of the reflector. The portions of the laser beam form a line of laser beams that project toward the user's scalp. One or two rows of teeth are aligned with a central row of reflected laser beams and part the user's hair to form furrows in the user's hair as the device is combed through the user's hair. The furrows create an unobstructed path for the laser beam to reach the scalp of the user.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09 / 882724, filed June 15, 2001, entitled "Apparatus and Method for Stimulating Hair Growth," File No. P01046601, of which The inventors are Henry Pearl and David Michael Sinofsky as sole inventors. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to a method and a device for treating alopecia, hair loss and lightening (graying) of hair. Specifically, the present invention relates to a treatment for an individual's scalp or skin to enhance blood flow and general health of the skin, thereby stimulating healthier hair growth and restoration of hair color. Background technique [0004] Hair loss is a problem for a significant percentage of the population. Whether the problem is alopecia (male pattern baldness) or thinning hair, patients often find it distressing and detrimental to their appearance. Additionally, hair loss often makes in...

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It is therefore desirable to have a treatment for lightening hair that is not increasingly expensive and inconvenient due to dyes or trained professionals to apply the dyes

[0014] Although several methods of treating alopecia, hair loss, and graying are provided, the prior art does not provide a device that is cheap to manufacture, has a minimum number of components, minimizes laser energy blocked by human hair, and enables Can be used without leaving home and does not require expensive commercial equipment or highly trained personnel

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