公开(公告)号：US06572594B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-03

申请号：US09772214

申请日：2001-01-29

申请人： Elaine T. Satterfield ,  John Ray ,  Timothy J. Cagle

发明人： Elaine T. Satterfield ,  John Ray ,  Timothy J. Cagle

IPC分类号： A61M3500

CPC分类号： A61M35/00 ,  A61F2013/00919

摘要： A method of treating skin including the application of a treatment gas to a surface of the skin and simultaneous neuro-muscular stimulation of the skin. The increased blood flow resulting from the neuro-muscular stimulation improves the effectiveness of the treatment gas. A medicine may be applied to the skin along with the treatment gas and the temperature of the treatment gas may be controlled to achieve a desired therapy. In one embodiment, a wound is treated by stimulating neuro-muscular activity near the wound while simultaneously applying an antibiotic and oxygen gas to the wound at a first warm temperature and then at a second cool temperature. The treatment gas applicator used to deliver the oxygen to the wound may further be used to provide repeatable measurements of the size of the wound over time. Other beneficial skin effects, such as hair growth and age retardation, may be achieved by applying specific treatment gases and medicines simultaneously with neuro-muscular stimulation.

摘要翻译： 一种治疗皮肤的方法，包括将治疗气体施用于皮肤表面，同时对皮肤进行神经肌肉刺激。 由神经 - 肌肉刺激引起的增加的血液流量改善了治疗气体的有效性。 药物可以与治疗气体一起施用于皮肤，并且可以控制治疗气体的温度以实现期望的治疗。 在一个实施方案中，通过刺激伤口附近的神经肌肉活动来治疗伤口，同时在第一温暖下，然后在第二冷却温度下同时向伤口施用抗生素和氧气。 用于将氧气输送到伤口的处理气体施加器可进一步用于提供随时间的伤口尺寸的可重复测量。 其他有益的皮肤效果，如头发生长和年龄延迟，可以通过与神经肌肉刺激同时应用特定的治疗气体和药物来实现。