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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Pilofocus, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Carlos K. Wesley, New York, NY (US);
Trevor K. Lewis, Lehi, UT (US);
Assignee:
PiloFocus, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/50 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61F 2/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/3209 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/32053 (2013.01); A61B 1/00087 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 19/26 (2013.01); A61B 1/313 (2013.01); A61F 2/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/32093 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00752 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32004 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5276 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical apparatus for hair removal surgery includes an extraction module, a visualization component and a bridging component. The extraction module includes independently controllable coring and clipping devices. The visualization component acts to align a target hair follicle with the extraction module. The extraction module also includes at least one independently controllable suction port. The instrument also includes a dissection module having a tissue separating device.