Patent ID: 8475510

Claim:
A method for treating an animal having a lice infestation to substantially eliminate both lice and lice eggs from the animal, the method comprising: obtaining an applicator, wherein at least a portion of the applicator is disposable, wherein the applicator comprises a plurality of elongated fingers, and wherein at least a subset of the plurality of elongated fingers comprise ports for delivering airflow, and wherein the applicator is configured for delivering heated airflow to a treatment site on the animal; connecting the applicator to a heated airflow source; delivering a heated airflow through the applicator to the treatment site to substantially eliminate the lice and lice eggs from the treatment site; moving the applicator to a second treatment site; delivering a heated airflow through the applicator to the second treatment site to substantially eliminate the lice and lice eggs from the second treatment site; repeating the delivering and moving steps until substantially all lice and lice eggs have been eliminated; removing at least a portion of the applicator from the heated airflow source; disposing of at least a portion of the applicator; and connecting a second applicator to the heated airflow source, wherein at least a portion of the second applicator is disposable, and wherein the second applicator is configured for delivering airflow to a treatment site on the animal.