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US 8,042,553 B2Granted
Medical hair prosthesis system
OwnerJoseph Parisinventor
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Abstract
A medical hair prosthesis for use by a wearer that has had a pronounced loss of hair, where the foundation of the medical hair prosthesis is made of lace that has gone through a cryogenic treatment process to increase durability and comfort. The medical hair prosthesis is formed by a process of harvesting the wearer's own hair to incorporate into the front hairline of the hair prosthesis.
Claims31
A medical hair prosthesis for a wearer comprising:
- a base having a crown section, a front section contiguous to said crown section and a back section contiguous to said front section and said crown section, said front section including a hairline portion, said base composed of a lace, said lace having been treated by a cryogenic process to enhance the strength and durability of said base;
- a plurality of hairs attached to said base, said plurality of hairs including a portion that is the natural hair of the wearer and the remainder is synthetic fibers, wherein only the wearer's natural hair obtained by harvesting is attached to the hairline portion;
- at least one coating applied to said base to secure said plurality of hairs in place;
- and
- at least two wires attached to said front section to provide ease of contouring said medical hair prosthesis to said wearer's scalp.
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A medical hair prosthesis for a wearer comprising:
- a base having a crown section, a front section contiguous to said crown section and a back section contiguous to said front section and said crown section, said front section including a hairline portion, said base composed of a lace, said lace having been treated by a cryogenic process to enhance the strength and durability of said base, said lace of said crown section being composed of 100% nylon, and said lace of said back section being composed of either about 84% nylon and about 16% spandex or 100% spandex;
- a plurality of hairs attached to said base, said plurality of hairs including a portion that is the natural hair of the wearer and the remainder is synthetic fibers, wherein only the wearer's natural hair obtained by harvesting is attached to the hairline portion;
- at least one coating applied to said base to secure said plurality of hairs in place;
- at least one contour adjustment within said at least one coating;
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- a first set of at least two wires attached to said front section and a second set of at least two wires attached to said back section to provide ease of contouring said medical hair prosthesis to said wearer's scalp.
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A medical hair prosthesis comprising:
- a base having a crown section, a front section extending to the top of a wearer's head and contiguous to said crown section and a back section contiguous to said front section and said crown section, said base composed of a lace, said front section including a hairline portion, said lace having been treated by a cryogenic process to enhance the strength and durability of said base, said lace of said front section and said crown section composed of 100% nylon, and said lace of said back section composed of about 84% nylon and about 16% spandex or glass gauze;
- a plurality of hairs attached to said base, said plurality of hairs including a portion that is the natural hair of said wearer and the remainder is synthetic fibers, wherein only the wearer's natural hair obtained by harvesting is attached to the hairline portion;
- at least one coating applied to said base to secure said plurality of hairs in place,
- at least one contour adjustment within said at least one coating;
- and
- a first set of at least two wires attached to said front section and a second set of at least two wires attached to said back section to provide ease of contouring said medical hair prosthesis to said user's scalp.
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A medical hair prosthesis for a wearer comprising:
- a base having a crown section, a front section contiguous to said crown section and a back section contiguous to said front section and said crown section, said front section including a hairline portion, said base composed of a lace, said lace having been treated by a cryogenic process to enhance the strength and durability of said base;
- said lace of said crown section is composed of about 84% nylon and about 16% spandex, said lace of said front section is composed of 100% nylon, and said lace of said back section is composed of either about 84% nylon and about 16% spandex or 100% spandex,
- a plurality of hairs attached to said front section and said back section, said plurality of hairs including a portion that is the natural hair of the wearer and the remainder is synthetic fibers, wherein only the wearer's natural hair obtained by harvesting is attached to the hairline portion;
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- at least one coating applied to said base to secure said plurality of hairs in place,
- wherein said medical hair prosthesis is worn with a hat, cap, scarf or head wrap.
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A method of making a medical hair prosthesis comprising:
- providing a base having a crown section, a front section contiguous to said crown section and a back section contiguous to said front and said crown section, said front section including a hairline portion, said base composed of a lace, said lace having been treated by a cryogenic process to enhance the strength and durability of said base;
- attaching a plurality of hairs to said base, said plurality of hairs including a portion that has been obtained by a method of harvesting a wearer's own hair;
- attaching only the wearer's own hair obtained by harvesting to the hairline portion;
- applying synthetic fibers to a majority of the remainder of said base;
- and
- applying at least one coating to said base to secure said plurality of hairs in place.
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