Dermatological Treatment System Using Inserted Electrodes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional skin treatments, such as those using light energy or LASER, are ineffective in treating deep skin vessels and pose a risk of skin damage due to excessive heating, leading to side effects like post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH).
Innovation Solution
A dermatological treatment system that uses electrical signals delivered through electrodes inserted into the skin to selectively treat blood vessels, inducing thermal effects and promoting phagocytosis or apoptosis of vascular cells, thereby reducing hypervascularity and treating conditions like melasma and telangiectasia.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional light energy or LASER treatments are used to treat skin vessels, then the treatment can address superficial vascular conditions, but the treatments are ineffective for deep skin vessels and cause excessive heating leading to skin damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces optical energy-based treatment systems (light/LASER) with an electrical signal-based system. The electrical signals are delivered through electrodes inserted into the skin to reach deep vessels without causing excessive heating of superficial skin layers, thus resolving the contradiction between treatment effectiveness and skin damage risk
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces electrodes as intermediary devices that are inserted into the skin to deliver electrical signals directly to deep blood vessels. These electrodes serve as mediators that enable targeted treatment of deep vessels while minimizing thermal damage to surrounding skin tissue
2Productivity
If IPL therapy is used to treat skin conditions, then the treatment can address superficial vascular issues, but it causes overheating and burning of skin leading to post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes the IPL optical energy system with an electrical signal delivery system. By using electrical signals transmitted through inserted electrodes, the system achieves vascular treatment without the overheating and burning side effects that cause post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by delivering electrical signals through inserted electrodes directly to the target blood vessels at specific depths. This localized delivery method ensures that therapeutic effects are concentrated at the target site while avoiding excessive heating and damage to surrounding skin tissue
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively reduces hypervascularity and treats conditions such as melasma, dermal melasma, hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation, rosacea, flushing, erythema, and telangiectasia, while minimizing the risk of skin damage and reducing the rate of recurrence associated with conventional treatments.
Implementation Method 1
an electrical signal generator electrically coupled to the electrodes and configured to generate electrical signals to be emitted in to the skin
Implementation Method 2
inducing thermal effects and promoting phagocytosis or apoptosis of vascular cells
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for treating dermatological tissue, including at least two pins configured to be inserted in dermatological tissue to deliver electromagnetic energy to target dermatological tissue, and an electrical signal generator electrically coupled to the at least two pins, and creating a pulsed electrical signal across the at least two pins.