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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Shehrzad A. Qureshi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hongze Liu, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shehrzad A. Qureshi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hongze Liu, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Restoration Robotics, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/5212 (2013.01); A61B 19/22 (2013.01); A61B 19/50 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00752 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5227 (2013.01); A61F 2/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for selecting follicular units for hair harvesting using imaging and processing techniques are provided. The method of selecting an order of harvesting follicular units is based on a combination of one or more policies and filters that are generally designed to improve a speed, quality and efficacy of the harvesting process. The method of the present invention may be implemented with various hair harvesting and transplantation systems, including manual, partially automated and fully automated systems.