Patent ID: 11925780
Assignee: HYDRAFACIAL LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of treating a skin surface of a subject, comprising:
conducting a first skin treatment procedure on the subject at a professional facility, wherein the first skin treatment procedure comprises skin treatment using a handpiece and a cartridge, the handpiece comprising a tip, wherein the cartridge is configured to be removably secured to the handpiece by moving the cartridge at least partially through an interior opening of the handpiece, wherein the interior opening of the handpiece extends at least partially through the tip, wherein the cartridge comprises a rollerball configured to extend to or near the tip when the cartridge is secured to the handpiece, wherein the rollerball is configured to be in fluid communication with an interior of the cartridge, wherein the rollerball and the tip are configured to contact the skin surface of the subject during use and the rollerball is configured to facilitate the delivery of fluids to said skin surface as the rollerball is moved relative to said skin surface;
at least partially exfoliating a skin surface of a subject at the professional facility during the first skin treatment procedure by moving the tip relative to the subject's skin surface while the cartridge is secured to the handpiece, wherein the first skin treatment procedure is configured to both facilitate the delivery of fluids to the skin surface and at least partially exfoliate the skin surface;
wherein the at least partially exfoliating the skin surface of the subject at the professional facility comprises an application of suction along an interface of the tip and skin surface; and
wherein the tip comprises a suction port extending along an exterior of the tip, the suction port configured to be placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source, wherein the application of suction along the interface of the tip and skin surface comprises activating the vacuum source when the suction port is in fluid communication with the vacuum source;
separating the cartridge from the handpiece by withdrawing the cartridge through the interior opening of the handpiece and providing the cartridge to the subject following the first skin treatment procedure at the professional facility; and
instructing the subject to conduct a second skin treatment procedure following the first skin treatment procedure, wherein the second skin treatment procedure is performed by the subject, the second skin treatment procedure comprising delivering a volume of fluids from the cartridge to a skin surface of the subject by moving the rollerball along the skin surface separate of the tip and without use of the tip and handpiece, wherein the same cartridge is used in both the first and second skin treatment procedures, wherein the second skin treatment procedure is used only to deliver a volume of fluids to the skin surface.