METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INCREASING APPLIED SUBSTANCE ABSORPTION BY SKIN Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A61N1/32 A61H23/02 A61M37/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: device has vibrating probe head, electrode matrix placed on it, electric pulses oscillator electrically connected to the electrode matrix, at least one conducting roller, chamber available between the vibrating probe head and at least one conducting roller, and vacuum pump connected to the chamber for creating vacuum in it for stimulating skin suction. The electrode matrix is set in a way that electric pulses act upon the skin concurrently with mechanical vibrations applied to skin by means of a vibrating probe head to stimulate substance absorption by skin. The second embodiment of the invention allows electrode matrix to be set in a way that electric pulses act upon the skin concurrently with vacuum creation in the chamber to increase substance absorption, when placed on skin, before applying vacuum to skin and before applying electric pulses to skin. The method involves smearing the substance over skin to make absorption by skin start, vibration of frequency being equal to 10-200 Hz, the vibration being produced by means of vibrating head plate of manual probe which is imposed on skin, applying a sequence of electric impulses packages of frequency equal to 50-15000 Hz and maximum voltage of 20-200 V applied to electrode matrix imposed on skin. The electrodes matrix is located on vibrating plate and vacuum is applied to skin when carrying out previous operations for supporting uniform substance absorption with skin. Sequence of electric pulse packages and vibration treatment are concurrently applied to skin for intensifying skin substance absorption. Method for reducing cellulitis involves applying mechanical vibrations to skin by means of vibrating probe head, applying electric pulses to skin by means of probe head, simultaneously with mechanical vibrations concurrently applied to skin due to previous operations. Suction in skin is stimulated with the probe head in the probe direction, when it moves over skin.

EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment; uniform substance absorption.

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