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Follicular unit removal tool with pivoting retention member

A technology for maintaining components and maintaining positions, applied in skin transplantation, medical science, surgery, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-12-12
RESTORATION ROBITICS INC
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[0004] While some progress has been made in improving tools for harvesting follicular units, there remains a need for more efficient harvesting tools that would increase the yield of usable harvested samples and improve retention of harvested follicular units in removal tools and the quality of the samples obtained

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[0021] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, some examples of embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In this regard, directional terms such as "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "distal," "proximal," etc. are used with reference to the orientation of the figure being described. Because components or embodiments described herein may be positioned in a number of different orientations, the directional terms are used for illustration and not for limitation. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural or logical changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present application. The following description should therefore not be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the invention as described is defined by the appended claims.

[0022] The devices and methods of the present application are useful in both manual procedures and systems ...

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Tools and methods are provided for removing follicular units from a body surface while improving retention of the follicular units in the removal tool. The removal tool is configured to accommodate a retention member. The retention member may comprise pivotally movable elements which retain the follicular unit in the removal tool. The described tools and methods are especially useful for harvesting follicular units from a body surface in a hair transplantation process.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to tools and methods for harvesting follicular units, and more particularly to tools and methods for use in conjunction with hair transplantation procedures. Background technique [0002] Hair transplantation procedures are well known and typically involve harvesting a donor hair graft from a "donor area," such as the lateral and posterior margin areas of a patient's scalp, and implanting it in the balding area ("recipient area") . Historically, harvested hair grafts were relatively large (3 to 5 mm), however more recently donor grafts may have been single follicular units, which are naturally occurring 1 to 3 (more rarely It is an aggregate of 4 to 5) closely spaced hair follicles ("follicular units"). In a well-known procedure, the linear portion of the scalp is removed from the donor area by dissecting the fatty subcutaneous tissue using a scalpel. The strips are then separated (under the microscope) into c...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B17/3205A61B17/50A61F2/10
CPCA61B2017/320064A61B2017/00752A61B17/30A61B17/32053A61B17/3205A61B17/50A61F2/10
Inventor 克利福·A·小奥斯特曼
Owner RESTORATION ROBITICS INC
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