Patent ID: 9492196
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A hair implantation device, comprising: a synthetic hair strand configured for implantation in at least one of eyebrow or scalp target tissue to simulate a human hair and to extend through the target tissue to a location external to a subject individual, the hair strand including a shaft having a first dimension; a distal end on the hair strand, the distal end of the hair strand having a second dimension greater than the first dimension of the shaft, and constituting a widening of the hair strand in a bulbous shape; a holder formed of a metal or a metal alloy configured for implantation in the at least one of eyebrow or scalp target tissue, the holder including a tube having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis, and having an opening therethrough sized smaller than the second dimension for retaining the distal end of the hair strand; at least one resilient metal or metal alloy deployable leaf operatively connected to the holder, wherein the holder and the at least one deployable leaf are configured to be contained within a tubular needle having a longitudinal axis, with the at least one deployable leaf constrained within the needle in a non-deployed state, and to project away from the longitudinal axis of the needle upon exiting the needle in a deployed state to thereby secure the hair strand to the at least one eyebrow or scalp target tissue; and wherein the holder and the at least one deployable leaf constitute an anchor, and wherein the anchor is sized to be implanted fully contained within the scalp or eyebrow target tissue with a longitudinal axis of the anchor transverse to the external surface of the scalp or eyebrow target tissue.