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Couplable portable device for the thermal medical treatment of skin

US12257179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2024
Grant dateMar 25, 2025
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2044

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2007/0284
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A portable device for the thermal medical treatment of skin allows a treatment attachment to be coupled to a mobile data-processing unit, preferably a smartphone or a tablet, via an interface, wherein a housing of the treatment attachment which extends over the treatment attachment is provided with a heating element directly underneath the surface facing away from the data-processing unit in the coupled state, the heating element being coupled to a temperature sensor, wherein the heating element, with the interposition of a control unit, is connected to the electrically conductive interface or, via a Bluetooth connection, to the data-processing unit in such a way that the heating element is supplied with power via one or more rechargeable batteries integrated into the data-processing unit in such a way that the heating element can be heated to a temperature predefined via the control unit.

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