Abstract: A handheld microneedling device for local stimulation of a skin includes: a housing; a drive device within the housing and adapted to provide a driving force; a skin stimulation device; a microneedling stimulation tool formed on the skin stimulation device and connected to the drive device such that the microneedling stimulation tool is movable back and forth at a repetition frequency by means of the driving force in operation; and a needle plate which is formed on the microneedling stimulation tool and in which a plurality of non-piercing stimulation needles with a blunt needle tip are arranged distributed over a front-side application surface. The microneedling stimulation tool is movable back and forth at the repetition frequency between a front operating position and a rear operating position which is set back in comparison thereto. Furthermore, a skin stimulation device and an article are created.

Abstract: A hand-held device for local piercing of skin includes: a housing; a drive unit within the housing adapted to provide a driving force; piercing means within the housing having at least one piercing needle disposed on a needle carrier; and coupling means within the housing and connecting the drive unit to the piercing means such that the driving force is transmissible to the piercing means to repeatedly move the needle carrier with the at least one piercing needle between a forward and a rearward position during operation. A lever mechanism receives a drive stroke provided by the drive device via an input of the lever mechanism on the drive side when the driving force is transmitted, to convert the drive stroke into a working stroke which is different from the drive stroke and to output the working stroke to the piercing device via an output of the lever mechanism.

Abstract: Metered dispensing of a microfluidic amount of fluid from a reservoir comprises a pressure device which applies a discharge pressure for fluid ejection via a discharge line through a valve arrangement. The valve device has a first valve with a minimum closing time and a second valve with a minimum opening time. A control device provides control signals for operation for metered dispensing of the amount of fluid as follows: a shortened minimum opening time for freeing the discharge line for the fluid flow, which time is shorter than the minimum opening time of the second valve; and a shortened minimum closing time for closing the discharge line for the fluid flow, which time is shorter than the minimum closing time of the first valve. Furthermore, a hand-held device for locally piercing human or animal skin is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drive device for a hand-held device (1) for locally puncturing a skin, having a housing (5) which is connectable to a module housing (8) of a skin-puncturing device; and an electrical drive device which is arranged in the housing (5) and has a tapping component which is designed to provide a tap for tapping a rotary drive movement generated by the electric drive device for the skin-puncturing device. The electric drive device has an electric motor designed as an external rotor with a rotating rotor component, in which the tapping component is arranged on the rotor component and eccentrically in relation to a rotor axis. Furthermore, a hand-held device (1) for locally puncturing a skin is provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hand-held microneedling device (1; 20) for local puncturing of a skin, comprising a housing (2); a drive device which is arranged in the housing (2) and is configured to provide a drive force; a skin puncturing device (6); a microneedling puncturing tool (8) which is formed on the skin puncturing device (6) and is connected to the drive device such that, during operation, the microneedling puncturing tool (8) can be moved back and forth at a repetition rate by means of the drive force; and a needle plate (9) which is formed on the microneedling puncturing tool (8) and on which a plurality of puncturing needles (10) are arranged distributed over a front-side application surface (11); wherein, during operation, the microneedling puncturing tool (8) can be moved back and forth, between a front working position and a rear working position which is retracted in comparison thereto, by means of the drive force at the repetition rate.

Abstract: Metered dispensing of a microfluidic amount of fluid from a reservoir comprises a pressure device which applies a discharge pressure for fluid ejection via a discharge line through a valve arrangement. The valve device has a first valve with a minimum closing time and a second valve with a minimum opening time. A control device provides control signals for operation for metered dispensing of the amount of fluid as follows: a shortened minimum opening time for freeing the discharge line for the fluid flow, which time is shorter than the minimum opening time of the second valve; and a shortened minimum closing time for closing the discharge line for the fluid flow, which time is shorter than the minimum closing time of the first valve. Furthermore, a hand-held device for locally piercing human or animal skin is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a drive system for a hand-held device for locally piercing human or animal skin, having a drive means which is arranged to provide a rotary drive movement; and a conversion mechanism (4b) which couples to the drive means for tapping the rotary drive movement and is arranged to provide a linear forward and backward movement starting from the rotary drive movement, the conversion mechanism (4b) having: a wobble plate arrangement arranged on a bearing means and coupling via a rotary joint to a distal joint component which is accommodated by the bearing means; a wobble plate formed on the wobble plate arrangement which, in operation, performs a wobbling motion due to the rotary driving motion; a tap, which is coupled to the wobble plate and is adjusted to provide the forward and backward linear movement for tapping by cooperation with the wobble plate; and an adjustment component, which is coupled to the wobble plate arrangement and is displaceably arranged such that for adjusting a strok

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a skin piercing tool for locally puncturing a human or an animal skin, comprising a piercing needle, which is embodied as solid needle, in the case of which a needle body has a proximal needle section and a distal needle section, in which a piercing tip is arranged, wherein the needle body has a needle section, which is resilient against the piercing tip in response to a compressive stress, wherein the resilient needle section is arranged on the needle body in the area of an angled needle section, in which adjacent needle sections assume an angle of less than 180° with one another. Further, a hand-held device for repeated local puncturing of a human or an animal skin is provided.

Abstract: A hand-held device for piercing a human or animal skin, comprises a housing, a drive device, which is arranged in the housing and is suitable for repeatedly providing a feed motion. The device also comprises a piercing device, which is formed in the housing with a needle and is coupled directly or, via a coupling device, indirectly to the drive device in such a way that the feed motion provided by the drive device can be introduced onto the piercing device. There is a housing opening, relative to which the needle moves forwards and backwards during operation, and a piercing depth adjuster, which is coupled to the piercing device in such a way that the piercing depth adjuster is displaceable relative to the tip of the needle and is entrained with the needle as the needle moves forwards/backwards during operation.

Abstract: A device for repeated piercing of an organic tissue and method thereof are disclosed. The device may comprise an arrangement of application tools each of which is connected to an operating mechanism and has a distal tool end which is formed for at least one application tool with a penetration device, whereby by way of the operating mechanism the tools can be displaced relative to each other between an initial position and a penetration position. During the relative movement, the effect direction of an application force provided by at least one application tool is counter to the effect direction of the application force provided by the other application tool. A mechanical actuation device, which is connected to the operating mechanism, is suitable for repeatedly effecting the relative displacement of the at least one application tool between the initial position and the penetration with an operating frequency.

Abstract: A handheld device for repeated local puncture of human or animal skin, comprising a housing having a handle, a drive device in the housing supplied with a rotating movement about an axis of rotation by a driveshaft, a conversion mechanism coupled to the driveshaft to convert rotating movement into a driving movement along a driving movement direction, and a puncture device which is arranged in the housing and as a puncture needle, which is arranged on a needle shaft that can be moved back and forth repeatedly along a path of movement together with the puncture needle and is connected to the conversion mechanism, wherein the conversion mechanism has a rod crank device, and the stroke executed by the puncture element in moving back and forth is adjustable by altering a relative position between an axial direction of the axis of rotation and the direction of the driving movement.

Abstract: The disclosure refers to a skin piercing tool for locally piercing human or animal skin, comprising a proximal tool section; a distal tool section, in which a piercing tip is arranged; one or more needles, in which a needle shaft is provided in the area of the proximal tool sections and a needle tip is provided in the area of the distal tool section as part of the piercing tip; and a supply reservoir that extends as an open reservoir between opposing needle sections of the one or more needles and extends toward the proximal tool section behind the piercing tip, wherein the supply reservoir is in fluid communication with the piercing tip.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a skin piercing tool for locally puncturing a human or an animal skin, comprising a piercing needle, which is embodied as solid needle, in the case of which a needle body has a proximal needle section and a distal needle section, in which a piercing tip is arranged, wherein the needle body has a needle section, which is resilient against the piercing tip in response to a compressive stress, wherein the resilient needle section is arranged on the needle body in the area of an angled needle section, in which adjacent needle sections assume an angle of less than 180° with one another. Further, a hand-held device for repeated local puncturing of a human or an animal skin is provided.

Abstract: A handheld device for the repeated application of an application element to human or animal skin, comprising a housing; an application device arranged in the housing and an application element arranged on an application element receiving device. The application element receiving device with the application element is displaceable between an extended position and a retracted position. A coupling device functionally couples to pick up a drive force provided by a drive module An applicator, formed on the housing, rests in a skin region to be treated. The application element moves forwards and backwards within an application element chamber having an application element opening associated with the distal end of the application element. The application element opening opens the application element chamber towards the applicator, or is arranged in the region of the applicator. A suction chamber, separate from the application element chamber, provides a suction connection.

Abstract: The application concerns a handheld device for repeated local piercing of a human or animal skin, with a housing, a drive device, a conversion mechanism, and a piercing device, wherein the conversion mechanism has a crank pin (24) that is functionally connected with the drive shaft (21), wherein the crank pin (24) is coupled with a coupling component (25) that can be displaced back and forth transverse to the axial direction of the drive shaft (21), and is connected with the needle reception unit, such that the movement of the crank pin (24) is converted into a forwards and backwards movement of the coupling component (25), and thus of the needle reception unit, transverse to the axial direction of the drive shaft (21). The application furthermore concerns a drive module for a handheld device, together with a method for the operation of a handheld device.

Abstract: A handheld device for repeated local puncture of human or animal skin, comprising a housing having a handle, a drive device in the housing supplied with a rotating movement about an axis of rotation by a driveshaft, a conversion mechanism coupled to the driveshaft to convert rotating movement into a driving movement along a driving movement direction, and a puncture device which is arranged in the housing and as a puncture needle, which is arranged on a needle shaft that can be moved back and forth repeatedly along a path of movement together with the puncture needle and is connected to the conversion mechanism, wherein the conversion mechanism has a rod crank device, and the stroke executed by the puncture element in moving back and forth is adjustable by altering a relative position between an axial direction of the axis of rotation and the direction of the driving movement.

Abstract: A hand-held device for piercing a human or animal skin, comprises a housing, a drive device, which is arranged in the housing and is suitable for repeatedly providing a feed motion. The device also comprises a piercing device, which is formed in the housing with a needle and is coupled directly or, via a coupling device, indirectly to the drive device in such a way that the feed motion provided by the drive device can be introduced onto the piercing device. There is a housing opening, relative to which the needle moves forwards and backwards during operation, and a piercing depth adjuster, which is coupled to the piercing device in such a way that the piercing depth adjuster is displaceable relative to the tip of the needle and is entrained with the needle as the needle moves forwards/backwards during operation.