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R.A. Fischer Co., Inc.

Established in 1929, R.A. Fischer specializes in manufacturing professional equipment for the Electrolysis and Dermatology professions. Engineer Mark Van Orden of Fischer is an innovator in the use of computerized programmable epilators.

Contact information

  • Address: 517 Commercial St. Glendale, CA 91203
  • Telephone: 818-241-1178 or 800-525-3467 (orders)
  • Fax: 323-245-2748
  • website: http://www.rafischer.com/
  • email: info@rafischer.com

Available devices

Epilator name FDA 510(k) Cleared G B T FT MNG
CB-X Compu-Blend K884079 10/04/88 X X X X  
CB-XL Multi-Blend K954031 01/05/96 X X X X X
SE-5 Pro-Blend Epilator K893389 06/05/89 X X X X  
SE-4 Blend K780076 01/24/78 X X X X  
TS-1 Pro-Therm K843063 09/26/84     X X  
CB-7 K871372 04/28/87          
CB-2 K823674 01/14/83          

Key to features:

  • G = Galvanic
  • B = Blend
  • T = Thermolysis
  • FT = Flash Thermolysis
  • MNG = Multiple-Needle Galvanic

 

Notes

In 1998, R.A. Fischer conducted a well-designed unpublished clinical test on human hair conductivity to debunk claims made by electric tweezers. The full text is available at: http://www.rafischer.com/hairtest.htm

 

 

 

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