Patent ID: 8128639

Claim:
A method of removing follicular units from a body surface, comprising: positioning a removal tool adjacent a body surface, the removal tool being configured to encapsulate a follicular unit, and comprising a first elongated tubular body and a second elongated tubular body; advancing the second elongated tubular body having a sharp distal tip to penetrate the body surface, wherein advancing the second elongated tubular body comprises axially moving the second elongated tubular body between an inner wall and an outer wall of the first elongated tubular body and extending distally the sharp distal tip of the second elongated tubular body out from between the inner and the outer walls of the first elongated tubular body; advancing the first elongated tubular body into the body surface such that a distal tip of the first elongated tubular body extends past the sharp distal tip of the second elongated tubular body to encapsulate the follicular unit within a lumen of the first elongated tubular body; and withdrawing the removal tool such that the encapsulated follicular unit is shielded from the sharp distal tip of the second elongated tubular body by the inner wall of the first elongated body.