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

Claim 0:
1. 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;
an annular ledge attached to an end of the hollow tubular structure, the annular ledge 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 annular ledge including:
a top surface extending radially outward from the outer wall of the hollow tubular structure,
the substantially flat annular face having a non-cutting inner edge, and
a side surface connecting the top surface and the substantially flat annular face and that is at least one of: substantially parallel to the central axis or substantially perpendicular to the substantially flat annular face, wherein a sharp cutting edge is formed by the connection of the side surface with the substantially flat annular face; and

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