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US 2003/0120298 A1Published application
Hair transplantation method and apparatus
AssigneeRestoration Robotics, Inc.
InventorPhilip L. Gildenberg
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Abstract
A hair transplantation method and apparatus utilizes a robot, which includes a robotic arm, having a hair follicle effector associated with the robotic arm.
Claims20
A hair transplantation apparatus for implanting at least one hair follicle into a portion of a patient's scalp comprising:
- a robot, including at least one robotic arm having a first end adapted to be disposed adjacent the patient's scalp;
- a hair follicle effector associated with the first end of the robotic arm, the robotic arm being adjustably maneuverable so that the hair follicle effector is capable of being selectably placed proximate the patient's scalp;
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- the hair follicle effector being moved and operated to implant the at least one hair follicle into a portion of the patient's scalp.
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A method for transplanting hair by implanting at least one hair follicle into a portion of a patient's scalp, the patient's scalp having a plurality of existing hair follicles comprising the steps of:
- providing a robot, the robot including at least one robotic arm, the at least one robotic arm having a first end;
- associating a hair follicle effector with the first end of the robotic arm, the robotic arm being adjustably maneuverable so that the hair follicle effector is capable of being selectably placed proximate the patient's scalp;
- loading the hair follicle effector with at least one existing hair follicle;
- disposing the first end of the robotic arm adjacent to the patient's scalp;
- moving the hair follicle effector toward the patient's scalp;
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- operating the hair follicle effector to implant the at least one existing hair follicle into a portion of the patient's scalp.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.