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Hair removal system

US6206869A · kind A · utility

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7References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 16, 1999
Grant dateMar 27, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 16, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/0448
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for selective long term and/or permanent hair removal from a biological subject by iontophoretic delivery of a chemical depilatory agent and a substance for increasing skin permeability, e.g. sodium salicylate, deeply into a hair removal site for effecting varying degrees of damage to hair roots.

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