Automated system and method for hair removal
AssigneeRestoration Robotics, Inc.
InventorsGabriele Zingaretti, James W. McCollum, Mohan Bodduluri, Philip L. Gildenberg, Donald E. Caddes
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Abstract
Automated systems and methods for removing hair from a body surface is provided. The methods and systems are semi- or fully automated. Some of the steps of the methods comprise determining a hair growth phase and selecting hair follicles for depilation based at least in part of the identified hair growth phase. The energy delivery device may be attached to the robotic arm and directed to align with the hair follicle to be depilated.
Claims21
A method of hair depilation using an automated system, the method comprising:
- automatically identifying in an image acquired by an imaging device, a location and orientation of unwanted hair follicles in a region of a body surface;
- automatically measuring and assigning a hair pigmentation value for some or all of the identified unwanted hair follicles;
- automatically measuring and assigning a skin pigmentation value in the region of the body surface with the identified unwanted hair follicles;
- based on one or both of the assigned skin pigmentation value and the assigned hair pigmentation value of one or more identified unwanted hair follicles, automatically selecting an energy delivery device from a plurality of energy delivery devices operatively connected to the automated system;
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- based on the identified location and orientation of one of the one or more identified hair follicles, automatically directing the selected energy delivery device to position relative to a general direction of a hair shaft of the one of the one or more identified hair follicles.
An image-guided automated apparatus for hair depilation, comprising:
- an interface adapted to receive an image data containing images of a body surface;
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- a processor comprising a set of instructions for executing operation, the set of instructions including instructions for:
- automatically identifying in an image acquired by an imaging device, a location and orientation of unwanted hair follicles in a region of a body surface;
- automatically measuring and assigning a hair pigmentation value for some or all of the identified unwanted hair follicles;
- automatically measuring and assigning a skin pigmentation value in the region of the body surface with the identified unwanted hair follicles;
- based on one or both of the assigned skin pigmentation value and the assigned hair pigmentation value of one or more identified unwanted hair follicles, automatically selecting an energy delivery device from a plurality of energy delivery devices operatively connected to the automated system;
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- based on the identified location and orientation of one of the one or more identified hair follicles, automatically directing the selected energy delivery device to align with a general direction of a hair shaft of the one of the one or more identified hair follicles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.