Portable Facial Muscle Toner with Segmented Hand Piece
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing facial muscle toner systems are cumbersome and lack portability, with permanently attached electrodes that restrict flexibility in therapy distribution and options for stimulation.
Innovation Solution
A portable facial muscle toner system comprising a base unit and interchangeable hand piece units with therapy distribution instruments, including actuators and pivot pins, allowing for adjustable micro-current delivery and light therapy, enabling convenient and versatile facial muscle stimulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a large control body is used to house control components, then the device provides comprehensive control functionality, but the device becomes cumbersome and difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two separate units: a base unit containing the control components and a hand piece unit containing the electrodes. This segmentation allows the control functionality to remain comprehensive while the hand piece unit becomes portable and easy to transport to different locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrodes are extracted from the large control body and placed in a separate, portable hand piece unit. This extraction enables the electrodes to be easily transported and positioned on the face without moving the entire control body, resolving the portability issue while maintaining control functionality in the base unit.
2Device complexity
If electrodes are permanently attached to the control body, then the device structure is simplified, but the operator loses flexibility in therapy distribution options
Solution Approach 1:
The electrodes are segmented from the control body into a separate hand piece unit. This segmentation enables the hand piece unit to be detached and reattached, providing multiple options for therapy distribution while keeping the overall device structure relatively simple through standardized connection interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection between the hand piece unit and base unit is made dynamic rather than fixed. The hand piece unit can be detached and reattached, allowing the operator to adjust therapy distribution options by connecting different hand piece units or repositioning the same unit, thereby increasing versatility without significantly complicating the device structure.
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 provides a portable and versatile means for facial muscle stimulation, allowing for effective micro-current and light therapy delivery, enhancing facial skin tone and muscle re-education with user-adjustable options and interchangeable therapy tips.
Implementation Method 1
Electrical micro-current stimulation has proven to be an effective method of improving facial skin tone. The method is effective enough that a flourishing industry provides medical treatments and devices which apply micro-current to sub-dermal muscles of a human face to improve facial skin appearance.
Implementation Method 2
The therapy distribution instrument includes a therapy portion to distribute therapy to sub-dermal facial muscles
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AI summary
A facial muscle toner system is provided that includes, in some embodiments, a base unit and a hand piece unit. The base unit optionally includes a display portion at a front face and a command portion including one or more keys. The hand piece unit is operably connected to the base unit and is located remotely from the base unit. The hand piece unit includes a housing having a receptacle portion and a therapy distribution instrument extending from the receptacle portion. The therapy distribution instrument is configured to distribute therapy to sub-dermal facial muscles.