Collagen Stimulation Device with RFID Pen Cartridge
Summary
Thomas M. Hitchcock filed patent application US20260108715A1 for a collagen stimulation assembly combining a motorised pen with a single-use cartridge incorporating RFID tag technology. The RFID tag interacts with a transmitter in the pen to detect cartridge status and enable or prevent motor operation accordingly. The application was filed on 2025-10-21 and published on 2026-04-23.
“A collagen stimulation assembly includes a pen and a single user cartridge.”
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USPTO classification A61M covers devices that introduce or withdraw fluids from the body: infusion pumps, catheters, syringes, inhalers, wound drainage, dialysis equipment, and fluid-handling microfluidics. Every newly published application in A61M lands in this feed, around 205 a month. Applications publish 18 months after filing. Watch this if you compete in infusion therapy or drug delivery, file freedom-to-operate analyses for medical device startups, scout acquisition targets in cardiovascular or respiratory devices, or track hospital R&D arms that are quietly patenting clinical innovations.
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Thomas M. Hitchcock filed US Patent Application US20260108715A1 for a collagen stimulation device featuring a pen with an integrated motor and RFID-based single-use cartridge system. The transmitter in the pen detects cartridge status upon coupling; the motor operates only when the status reflects a first value and is prevented from operating when the status reflects a second value. The system automatically changes status to the second value upon cartridge detachment.
Medical device manufacturers developing microneedling or collagen stimulation products should note this application's approach to single-use cartridge controls via RFID technology. The design prevents reuse by electronically locking the motor after detachment, which could represent a competitive IP position in the aesthetic or dermatological device space.
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COLLAGEN STIMULATION DEVICE
Application US20260108715A1 Kind: A1 Apr 23, 2026
Inventors
Thomas M. HITCHCOCK
Abstract
A collagen stimulation assembly includes a pen and a single user cartridge. The pen includes a motor, a first attachment portion configured to be rotated about an axis, and a transmitter. The single use cartridge includes a second attachment portion coupled to the first attachment portion, a reciprocation assembly, a plurality of needles connected to the reciprocation assembly, and an RFID tag configured to interact with the transmitter. The plurality of needles is configured to move along the axis. The transmitter detects a status of the RFID tag in response to the second attachment portion coupling to the first attachment portion. The motor can operate when the status is a first value. The motor is prevented from operating when the status is a second value. The transmitter changes the status to the second value in response to the second attachment portion detaching from the first attachment portion.
CPC Classifications
A61M 37/0015 A61B 90/90 A61M 2037/0061 A61M 2205/273 A61M 2205/502 A61M 2210/04
Filing Date
2025-10-21
Application No.
19364925
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