Patent ID: 7908943

Claim:
A tattoo marking device, comprising: (a) a driver; (b) a frame that supports said driver, said driver powering the marking device; (c) an armature secured with respect to said frame, said driver causing said armature to oscillate; (d) a needle member having a needle member axis, said needle member coupled to said armature, such that oscillation of said armature results in reciprocation of said needle member in a path with components which are oblique and axial with respect to said needle axis; and (e) a needle guide mounted on said frame and through which said needle member reciprocates, wherein said driver comprises a front electromagnetic coil and a rear electromagnetic coil, a spring biases said armature away from said front electromagnetic coil and said rear electromagnetic coil, such that when said front electromagnetic coil and said rear electromagnetic coil are energized, said armature pivots toward said front electromagnetic coil and said rear electromagnetic coil, and wherein said frame comprises a frame base and the marking device further comprising a yoke that supports said front electromagnetic coil and said rear electromagnetic coil at an acute angle from said frame base.