Patent ID: 11957375
Assignee: DEVROYE INSTRUMENTS BELGIUM
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An apparatus for harvesting hair follicles from a skin donor site by rotating or oscillating motion, the apparatus comprising:
a hollow tubular structure having a central axis and an outer wall presenting a first external diameter;
a structural skirt attached to an end of the hollow tubular structure, the structural skirt presenting a second external diameter larger than the first external diameter and terminating distally at a substantially flat annular face that is substantially in a plane perpendicular to the central axis, the structural skirt including:
the substantially flat annular face having a non-cutting inner edge, and
an inclined surface connecting the hollow tubular structure and the substantially flat annular face, the inclined surface being inclined with respect to the outer wall of the hollow tubular structure, wherein a sharp cutting edge is formed by the connection of the inclined surface with the flat annular face; and

a follicle receiving chamber extending proximally from the non-cutting inner edge of the substantially flat annular face.