Handheld Skin Product Applicator with Integrated Gas Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing skin treatment methods, such as invasive procedures and non-invasive oxygen-based treatments, lack comfort and effective absorption of products, failing to provide a pleasurable and efficient delivery of therapeutic or cosmetic products to the skin.
Innovation Solution
A handheld device that heats a product and gas before application, using a resistive thermal device or heat sink to increase the temperature of the product and gas, enhancing absorption and comfort by providing a heated, massaging experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If invasive injection treatments are used to deliver products into the skin, then product delivery effectiveness is improved, but user comfort and recovery time are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical injection system (syringe and needle) with a thermal field system (heating element). The heating element softens the skin and opens pores through thermal energy, allowing product penetration without mechanical puncture. This substitution eliminates skin trauma while maintaining delivery effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameter of skin temperature to facilitate product absorption. By heating the skin to a controlled temperature range, the skin's permeability increases and pores open, enabling effective product delivery through non-invasive means. This parameter change replaces the need for mechanical injection.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If non-invasive oxygen-based treatments are used to apply products to the skin, then user comfort is improved, but product absorption effectiveness is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces thermal energy by heating the skin to a specific temperature range, which opens pores and increases skin permeability. This parameter change (temperature) enhances product absorption effectiveness while maintaining the non-invasive comfort of oxygen-based treatments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges two treatment approaches: the comfort of non-invasive oxygen-based treatment with the enhanced absorption effect of thermal treatment. The heating element and oxygen delivery system work together synergistically to achieve both comfort and effectiveness.
3Productivity
If heated product and gas are applied to the skin, then product absorption is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The housing serves multiple functions: it contains the product reservoir, accommodates the heating element, provides structural support, and acts as the application surface against the skin. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the product delivery system and heating system into a single integrated device. The heating element is positioned within the housing to directly heat both the product and the application area, merging thermal treatment with product application in one unified system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device improves the absorption and comfort of product application, offering a more pleasurable and effective delivery of therapeutic or cosmetic products to the skin by heating the product and gas, reducing friction and enhancing user experience.
Implementation Method 1
A handheld device that heats a product and gas before application, using a resistive thermal device or heat sink to increase the temperature of the product and gas
Implementation Method 2
The device improves the absorption and comfort of product application, offering a more pleasurable and effective delivery of therapeutic or cosmetic products to the skin by heating the product and gas, reducing friction and enhancing user experience
Data Source
AI summary
A device for applying a product onto skin having a housing which receives the product from a container (12) and receives a gas. The housing has an outlet through which the product and gas are dispensed onto an area of the skin, and a heater configured to heat the gas and/or the product such that the gas and/or product is applied to the skin in a heated state. The product meets the gas adjacent to the outlet where the gas collects the product such that the heated gas and product are projected through the outlet and applied to the skin in a heated state. The housing forms a handheld device to be held by a user and moved across the skin to apply the product.