Patent ID: 9579380
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61K,A61M,A61N

Claim:
1. A device for ablating stratum corneum of skin on the body of a subject, comprising: a plurality of heat probes, which are each formed from a thin layer and adapted to be applied to the skin of the subject at respective points; and a power source, which is adapted (i) to deliver sufficient thermal energy to at least one of the plurality of the heat probes such that the at least one of the plurality of the heat probes is cycled through a series of one or more modulations of temperature from an initial point of ambient temperature to a peak temperature in excess of 123° C., and back to ambient surface temperature, and (ii) to apply electrical energy to at least one of the plurality of heat probes so as to induce an electrical current to flow through the stratum corneum, causing ablation of narrow channels through the stratum corneum at the respective points.