Micro and mini hair transplant device

• US 5,611,811 A
• Filed: 04/29/1994
• Issued: 03/18/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Star-Wood, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Star-Wood, Inc.
• Inventors: Goldberg, Paul M.
• Primary Examiner(s): DAWSON, GLENN K
• Application Number:
  US08/236,563
• Time in Patent Office: 1,054 Days
• Field of Search: 606/1, 606/133, 606/187, 604/57-63
• US Class Current: 606/187
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/3468 for implanting or removing devices, e.g. prostheses, implants, seeds, wires devices for implanting seeds A61M37/0069
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00969 used for transplantation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/32113 with extendable or retractable guard or blade
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/10 Hair or skin implants

Abstract

A device for automating hair transplant procedures. The device includes a part for puncturing the scalp, a part for containing the hair grafts to be transplanted, a part for ejecting the hair grafts from the containing means, a part for actutating the the ejecting means and a part for delivering the hair grafts into the transplant site.

Claims

1. A device for transplanting hair comprising:

a body member;

a first means for puncturing the scalp at a transplant site mounted to the body member comprising a retractable scalpel blade that is mounted in a first recess in the body member;

a second means for containing a plurality of hair grafts mounted in the body member such that the second means is free to rotate about an axis in the body member;

a third means, mounted slidably in a second recess in the body member and aligned with an axis of the body member, for ejecting the plurality of hair grafts from the second means by sliding along the axis of the body member through the second recess and into the second means;

a fourth means, connected to the body member and extending therefrom, and further connected to the third means, for actuating the third means and thereby ejecting hair hair grafts from the second means and further connected to the retractable scalpel blade to cause the retractable scalpel blade to retract into the first recess in the body member; and

a fifth means, mounted in the body member and aligned with the axis of the body member, for delivering hair grafts from the second means into the transplant site.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the second means comprises a rotatable cylinder containing a plurality of holes for receiving the plurality of hair grafts.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein the third means comprises a spring loaded push rod.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein the fifth means comprises a hollow plastic hair barrel.