US Patent Issued to Altair Instruments on July 14 for "Multifunction microdermabrasion wand" (American, Thai Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,196, issued on July 14, was assigned to Altair Instruments Inc. (Ventura, Calif.).

"Multifunction microdermabrasion wand" was invented by Douglas W. Walker (Ventura, Calif.), John Hubble (Chiang Mai, Thailand) and Brendalie Acosta (Ventura, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunctional microdermabrasion wand provides to the wand operator the capability to perform microdermabrasion of a skin surface while simultaneously delivering one or more skin treatment serums. The operator can also simultaneously deliver ultrasonic energy through the wand to the skin surface. The operational controls for the multifunctional wand provide...