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IME Company, Ltd.

Kobayashi-Yamada insulated needle thermolysis first published results in 1985. The deice uses thermolysis with special insulated needles, preferable special L-shaped needles.

Contact information

  • Address: Chibaya-Building, 1-8-8, Nihombashi-muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103 Japan
  • U.S. contact for FDA clearance: 1775 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20006 (Kevin G. McAnaney)
  • Telephone: 81-3-241-3680
  • Fax: 81-3-242-9630
  • website:
  • email:

Available devices

Epilator name FDA 510(k) Cleared G B T FT MNG
HR-5000 Electrosurgical device (new indication) K881276 05/04/88       X  
HR-5000 Electrosurgical device K864869 05/19/87       X  

Key to features:

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

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