Energist Medical manufacture the NeoGen™ Plasma device which uses patented nitrogen plasma technology for skin regeneration and cosmetic treatments.
It’s non-invasive, clinically proven, skins resurfacing technology is used for:
Aesthetic Treatments – wrinkles, discolouring, skin health, pigmentation
Medical applications – acne, acne scarring, promoting the absorption of topical agents, burns and other and scarring.
This collaboration between Healthcare Technology Centre, Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre and Energist Medical investigated the use of the NeoGen plasma technology to treat more dermatological conditions such as acne scarring, promoting absorption of topical agents and what improvements can be made to the ergonomics and controllability of the handheld part and control unit.
HTC investigated how the nitrogen plasma penetrates through the skin and focused on developing in-vitro techniques to validate the antimicrobial effect of the nitrogen plasma on bacteria.
ATiC identified product development changes aiming to improve treatment methods and solve issues such as the under over treatment of areas of skin, as well as alleviate practitioner fatigue and suggestions for the overall improvements to the ergonomics of the device.
This collaboration created pre-clinical data for use in the future marketing of Energist’s Neogen™Plasma device and recommendations to support future product design and treatment methods.
Simon Jones, CEO, Energist Medical:
“The contribution that ATiC and HTC made through this project was immense. We didn’t have any of the equipment that ended up being used on the several experiments that were undertaken as part of this project, and it did feel a little bit like working on the James Bond set when I was in their laboratory.
“My personal experience of working on the Accelerate programme has been nothing short of amazing. Everybody has contributed to deliver outputs that have exceeded my expectation. I’m really grateful and pleased that we have collaborated, and look forward to further collaboration with Accelerate, ATiC and HTC”.
