Patent ID: 8172868

Claim:
A skin stimulation device comprising: a handle; a housing having a plurality of side walls, said housing being in physical communication with said handle; a cylindrical member having an outer surface and having an axis of rotation, said cylindrical member being in physical communication with said housing and being configured such that said cylindrical member may rotate about its axis relative to said plurality of side walls; a plurality of needles secured to, and extending radially outward from, the outer surface of said cylindrical member; a rotatable cover having a plurality of parallel slits, said rotatable cover being pivotally secured to the housing for movement relative thereto, such that said plurality of needles extend through said plurality of parallel slits and rotate relative to said rotatable cover while said skin stimulation device is in use, said rotatable cover being configured such that movement of said rotatable cover relative to said housing varies the exposed length of the plurality of needles extending through said plurality of parallel slits; and an adjustment mechanism in physical communication with said rotatable cover and said housing, said adjustment mechanism fixing the position of said rotatable cover relative to said housing.