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Methods and systems for directing movement of a tool in hair transplantation procedures

  • US 10,188,466 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2016
  • Issued: 01/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of selecting a follicular unit harvesting or implanting site, the method comprising:

  • processing at least one image of a body surface containing follicular units, using at least one processing unit, to identify multiple rows;

    determining, using the at least one processing unit or at least one different processing unit, whether a number of harvested or implanted follicular units in a first row is within a range of a desired number of harvested or implanted follicular units for the first row;

    automatically suggesting a direction of movement of a tool for harvesting or implantation follicular units based on the results of the determining step as follows;

    a) if the number of harvested or implanted follicular units in the first row is within the range of the desired number of harvested or implanted follicular units for the first row, indicating movement of the tool to a subsequent row; and

    b) if the number of harvested or implanted follicular units in the first row is less than a lower threshold value of the range of the desired number of harvested or implanted follicular units for the first row, indicating continuance of harvesting or implanting the at least one additional follicular unit in the first row.

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