Patent ID: 6352546
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A tattoo needle pneumatic operating mechanism comprising:a housing having a cavity, said housing having an air passage, said air passage adapted to connect to a source of pressurized air, said air passage connecting with said cavity; a fan gear mounted in said cavity, said fan gear capable of rotative movement; a cam attached to said fan gear and extending therefrom; a cam lobe attached to said cam, said cam lobe being off center relative to said cam; a slide having a cam surface, said cam lobe to connect with said cam surface; and a needle mounting shaft mounted on said slide, said shaft adapted to connect with a tattoo needle, wherein applying of air pressure into said cavity causes said fan gear to rotate which by said cam lobe causes said slide to reciprocate which simultaneously causes said needle mounting shaft to reciprocate.