Patent ID: 9107697
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of selecting an order of harvesting follicular units, comprising: using a processor to: automatically sort a pool of candidate follicular units based on one or more policy; and automatically select among those automatically sorted a particular follicular unit to be harvested next, wherein the particular follicular unit is selected according to one or more additional policy, wherein the one or more policy, or the one of more additional policy is based on at least one of 1) appearance of follicular units in one or more images of a body surface in a predetermined preceding time interval, 2) location of follicular units within a certain distance to an item comprising one or more of another follicular unit, an edge of the field of view of the image, or a previous harvesting location, 3) follicular unit type, 4) follicular unit distance to a harvesting tool, 5) follicular unit orientation relative to an orientation of the harvesting tool, 6) follicular unit emergence angle from a body surface, wherein those follicular units that have less than a predetermined emergence angle from the body surface are rejected, or 7) a shape of follicular unit.