Patent ID: 9259236
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method for extraction of a target follicular unit for the purpose of implantation comprising: providing a fluid conduit with a distal end for discharging fluid and a punch with a distal end, the fluid conduit being in parallel axial alignment with and extending a distance of about one to two millimeters beyond the distal end of the punch and an apparatus for advancing each of them and a source of fluid for injection through the fluid conduit; causing stabilization of the dermal area around a target follicular unit and causing the target follicular unit to compress by injecting fluid from the fluid conduit into the dermal layer proximate to the target follicular unit whereby the fluid will extend around the target follicular unit; advancing the punch around the target follicular unit in the said dermal layer to a final position in which the target follicular unit has been excised; said injection of fluid commencing as or slightly before the punch begins to advance into the skin; extracting the target follicular unit.