Title:
FOLLICULAR EXTRACTION PUNCH AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005094703
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
Provided herein is an instrument and method useful to incise in to the skin to a precise depth and at a specific angle with respect to the surface of the skin of a patient, for the extraction of individual follicular groups or individual follicular units. An instrument according to the invention precisely limits the depth of incision, and creates a circular incision around a hair, follicular unit, or follicular cluster in a manner such that no damage occurs to any of the hair shafts.
Inventors:
COLE JOHN P (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/023533
Publication Date:
December 29, 2005
Filing Date:
July 21, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
COLE JOHN P (US)
International Classes:
A61B17/32; A61B17/34; A61B17/50; A61B17/00; A61B17/322; A61B19/00; (IPC1-7): A61B17/50
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