Patent ID: 9072878
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a tattoo needle having an arm and a needle head secured to the arm, the needle head including three pins, each pin having a point and a shaft and the pins being secured together in a bundle so that the shaft of each pin contacts at least a portion of the shaft of two pins, each pin also having a predetermined shaft diameter; providing a jig including a recess having a conical shaped portion; inserting the bundle into the recess so that each pin is tapered inward toward a longitudinal axis of the bundle by the conical shaped portion and so that the points of all the pins collectively form a needle head; providing a tattoo machine; positioning the tattoo needling on the tattoo machine; applying the tattoo needle to the scalp of a human using the tattoo machine to create the appearance of a hair follicle on the scalp.