Apparatus for loading follicular unit into needle for hair implant

An apparatus for loading a follicular unit into a needle for hair implant, the apparatus comprising:

• a first needle, the first needle being a slitless needle, having a hollow body, and having one end and another end, the one end having a tubular shape and a blunt surface and the another end having a wedge shape viewed from a side view;
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• an instrument configured to pull the follicular unit toward the first needle to load the follicular unit to an interior of the first needle, the instrument configured to extend through the first needle,
• wherein the instrument has a first end that expands to have a first diameter upon exiting the first needle and contracts upon contacting the first needle in an insertion motion of the first end into the first needle to a second diameter less than the first diameter,
• wherein the first end of the instrument is hollow and has an inner diameter such that when the first end of the instrument grips a hair member of the follicular unit upon contracting around the hair member, the combined diameters of the hair member and the first end of the instrument fit within an interior of the first needle,
• wherein the first end of the instrument is open to a hollow interior of the first end of the instrument, such that the hollow interior of the first end of the instrument remains exposed when the instrument contracts, and
• wherein the first end of the instrument is configured to expand upon being removed from the one end of the first needle, to thereby leave a hair bulb member of the follicular unit within the first needle while the hair member of the follicular unit extends outward from the one end of the first needle.

An apparatus for loading a follicular unit into a needle for hair implant, the apparatus comprising:

• a first needle, the first needle being a slitless needle having a hollow body and having one end and another end, the one end having a tubular shape and a blunt surface and the another end having a wedge shape viewed from a side view;
• an intake tube inserted into an interior of the first needle to pull the follicular unit toward the first needle based on receiving intake pressure from an external pneumatic device, the intake pressure being lower than negative pressure formed by the external pneumatic device or atmospheric pressure;
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• a holder, comprising:
• a needle mounting recess for receiving the first needle;
• a follicular unit mounting recess at one end of the needle mounting recess, the follicular unit mounting recess having a width that increases as a distance from the needle mounting recess increases;
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• a base including a through-hole,
• wherein a length of the needle mounting recess corresponds to a length of the first needle when the first end of the first needle rests against the base, and
• wherein the through-hole is aligned with an opening in the first end of the first needle when the first end of the first needle rests against the base, and the intake tube is inserted through the through-hole to be inserted into the interior of the first needle.