Halo Oxygen Handle for Simultaneous Light Therapy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable skin care devices that emit light for skin health often require separate oxygen generators, which are not handheld and thus inconvenient for simultaneous use with light therapy, leading to unnecessary duplication of functionality and expense.
Innovation Solution
A handle device with a halo-shaped gas emitting portion that surrounds the head of a skin care device, connected to an oxygen generator, allowing for the simultaneous delivery of oxygen proximate to the light-emitting head, enhancing skin care by integrating oxygen therapy with light therapy in a portable manner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a separate oxygen generator is used with a handheld skin care device, then oxygen therapy can be provided to the skin, but the device becomes cumbersome and requires separate equipment for simultaneous use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the oxygen generator, light emitter, and applicator head into a single integrated handheld device. The oxygen generating assembly includes a housing with a light emitter and oxygen delivery components merged together, allowing both oxygen therapy and light therapy to be delivered simultaneously through one portable device rather than requiring separate equipment.
2Reliability
If oxygen generator and light applicator are separate devices, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but it leads to duplication of functionality and unnecessary expense
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a multi-functional device where a single handheld applicator performs both oxygen therapy and light therapy functions. The device includes a light emitter assembly and an oxygen delivery system integrated within the same housing and applicator head, eliminating the need for multiple separate devices while maintaining optimized functionality for both therapies.
3Ease of operation
If a handheld device provides both light and oxygen therapy, then portability and simultaneous use are improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a nested structure where the light emitter assembly is positioned within the housing, the oxygen delivery components are integrated within the same housing, and both systems converge at the applicator head. This nested arrangement allows multiple functional components to be compactly organized within a single handheld device, managing structural complexity while maintaining portability and simultaneous operation capability.
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
Enables the efficient and integrated delivery of oxygen therapy alongside light therapy, improving skin health without the need for separate devices, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of portable skin care treatments.
Implementation Method 1
The halo has an internal channel, and a plurality of gas openings that are fluidly coupled to the channel
Implementation Method 2
the application of certain wavelengths of light to human skin can be beneficial in keeping the skin healthy
Data Source
AI summary
A handle device for use with a hand held portable skin care device has a gas emitting portion that is configured to be proximate to the head of the skin care device during use with the skin care device. The gas emitting portion of the handle device has one or more gas openings. The handle device also includes an inlet that is fluidly coupled to the one of more gas openings through a channel in the handle device. During use, oxygen can be provided to the inlet, and emitted through the one or more gas openings as the skin care device is used to provide therapeutic light to the user's skin.