Patent ID: 11911090
Assignee: CLEAR INTRADERMAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 28:
29. A method of removing a tattoo from a subject's skin comprising the steps of:
inserting at least one needle-shaped, active electrode into the subject's skin to access a target tattoo region within a dermal region of the skin;
applying a cold plasma and electrical energy via the active electrode to the target tattoo region to disrupt any dermal skin cells and dermal tissue structures trapping tattoo particles so as to dislodge the trapped tattoo particles such that at least a portion of the dislodged tattoo particles can be removed from the skin, and
wherein the step of applying the electrical energy comprises utilizing the active electrode to generate a current in a range of about 0.1 to about 10 microamperes in said target tattoo region without raising a temperature of the target tattoo region more than 4 degrees C.