Hair transplant implanter and template system

A system for use in increasing the density of hair grafts transplanted into tissue, for transplanting hair grafts in a predetermined spaced pattern of a predetermined number of hair graft sites arranged in adjacent rows, for transplanting first hair grafts and for substantially resisting corruption of previously transplanted second hair grafts, said first and second hair grafts placed using a device for implanting hair grafts, said second hair grafts transplanted in a strike pattern corresponding to at least a portion of said hair graft pattern, comprising:

• a device for implanting at least one hair graft into the scalp of a patient, including a base;
• at least one guide extending downwardly from said base, said guide having a guide passage therethrough;
• a depressor movable with respect to said guide and said base;
• and at least one spike extending downwardly from said depressor, said spike movable within said guide passage, whereby said spike is movable to a spike position where said spike and said guide cooperate to dilate a cavity in the scalp, and said spike is movable to engage the hair graft and push the hair graft through said guide into said cavity;
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• a template including a planar body having an upper and a lower surface and having approximately one-half said predetermined number of openings therethrough to pass said guide for placement of a hair graft into the tissue;
• and a plurality of projections disposed on said lower surface between and offset from said openings, said projections being substantially non-hollow and having surfaces disposed for substantially covering the second hair grafts and having surfaces said openings are disposed for transplanting the first hair grafts between the second hair grafts.

A system for use in placing additional hair grafts in tissue having hair grafts previously transplanted in a predetermined spacing comprising:

• a device for implanting at least one hair graft into the scalp of a patient, including a base;
• at least one guide extending downwardly from said base, said guide having a guide passage therethrough;
• a depressor movable with respect to said guide and said base;
• and at least one spike extending downwardly from said depressor, said spike movable within said guide passage, whereby said spike is movable to a spike position where said spike and said guide cooperate to dilate a cavity in the scalp, and said spike is movable to engage the hair graft and push the hair graft through said guide into said cavity;
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• a template including a body having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface including substantially flat areas, said flat areas having the predetermined spacing for substantially resting upon and covering the previously transplanted hair grafts and for substantially resisting corruption thereof by the additional hair grafts passed through said guide and said body into the tissue;
• and a plurality of openings through said body for passing the additional hair grafts and said guide through said body into the tissue, said openings having the predetermined spacing, each of said openings offset from said flat areas.