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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165698 | Face mask A face mask for cleansing of facial skin. The face mask 100 comprises two or more electrodes 22, 23 to which an electric cleansing signal generated by a cleansing signal generator of the face mask is conveyable, the electrodes provided in the face mask... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8000812 | Electrostimulation face mask An electrostimulation device comprises at least one shell (2) forming an inner compartment (21) and comprising an opening (22); at least one electrode (3) located at least partly outside the corresponding shell (2) at the opening (... | 08/16/2011 |
| 6702792 | Face mask having excellent usability A face mask folded and having one or more knob portions projecting outward, is characterized in that a cellulose nonwoven fabric with a basis weight of below 60 g/m2 is used as a main sheet base material. The nonwoven fabric is reinforced by mi... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6694183 | Skin cleansing device A skin cleansing device for cleansing facial skin includes electrode pairs attached to a facial mask and a cleansing signal generator for generating an alternating electric cleansing signal, the electrode pairs being operatively connected to the signal ge... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6567702 | Eliciting analgesia by transcranial electrical stimulation A method of eliciting analgesia in a human subject by Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TCES) is provided. Electrodes are secured to the skin of the subject's head and used to apply an electrical current to the electrodes. The current includes a direct... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6419690 | Urethral warming catheter A warming catheter for use during cryosurgical ablation of the prostate having a warming section with diffuser ports promoting even warming of the prostatic urethra; the warming catheter is also provided with a short monorail lumen, monorail tip lumen, or... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6181974 | Facial contact electrode A facial contact electrode assembly for use in electrotherapy. A galvanic current is applied to acupuncture points of a human face by adjustable electrodes. A screw head on the distal end of the electrode comes into contact with the face of a user. The sc... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5527357 | Apparatus for toning facial tissue A galvanic current is applied to acupuncture points of a human face by electrodes that are mounted in a predetermined array on a mask-like device that overlies the face. Each electrode is movable along its longitudinal axis so that its leading end is posi... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5085218 | Bipolar myocardial positive fixation lead with improved sensing capability A bipolar lead for use in sensing cardiac depolarization signals and for applying electrical stimulation to cardiac tissue comprises a pair of elongated conductors contained within a lead body, the lead body terminating at its distal end in an enlarged he... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5085227 | Conductive cutaneous coating for applying electric currents for therapeutic or beauty treatment A conductive cutaneous coating for application to an area of a person's skin for use in applying electric currents for therepeutic or beauty treatment comprises a gel polymerizable when brought into contact with air of a terniary mixture of polyvinyl alco... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4317457 | Electroconducting cast forming a cutaneous electrode for applying electrical currents to the human body for therapeutic or aesthetic treatment and method of using such electroconducting cast The invention relates to a single-use electroconducting cast forming cutaneous electrode for applying on the human body electric currents for therapeutic or aesthetic treatment, and to a method using same. The cast, such as a mask, is composed of a powder... | 03/02/1982 |
| 3971387 | Electro-therapeutic face mask A mask for electro-therapeutic treatment, which includes a face mask having portions for covering the forehead, cheeks, jaw and forward part of the neck of the user, a retainer band fitting the back of the head and a nose piece; the mask, band and nose pi... | 07/27/1976 |
