Surgery – Instruments – Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
Reexamination Certificate
2009-03-11
2011-11-01
Severson, Ryan (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
Reexamination Certificate
active
08048090
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods are provided for orienting a hair harvesting tool relative to a follicular unit to be harvested. Further, systems and methods of implanting follicular units are provided, which are based on the orientation of the existing follicular units or based on pre-determined insertion angle. The provided systems and methods use image processing and image-generated topological skill models. In some embodiments surface fit is performed using, for example, a planar fit, quadric fit, cubic fit, mesh fit and parametric fit.
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Severson Ryan
Vinitskaya Lana I.
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