Patent attributes
The DiamAbrasion System is a system for removing portions of the outer layers of skin comprising a source of vacuum; abrasive tipped tools; a tube with an internal lumen connecting the vacuum source and the center of the abrasive tipped tools whereby the vacuum functions to clean the skin of exfoliated cells and collect them for disposal to an inline filter. The inventive difference between the DiamAbrasion System and the prior art is in the design of the pick-up-treatment head of the apparatus. The prior art utilizes the low pressure section of the tip to suck the skin against the abrasive surface and to evacuate the abraded cells. The DiamAbrasion System has vent grooves across the abrasive surface of the distal ends of the tool tips to keep the vacuum from pulling the skin into the head. This is particularly important as many of the users of this device are elderly and their skin is not resilient and tends to bunch up in front of the tip. The clean and dispose function is also greatly enhanced as the vent grooves allow a constant flow of air up the lumen to rapidly carry away the dislodged cells.
