Inventors:
Alan Feller - Woodmere NY, US
International Classification:
A61B017/32
Abstract:
Apparatus and method are presented for a dermal punch for follicular unit circumferential incision. The apparatus may comprise a cylinder having an interior lumen of at least a two diameters. A cylindrical blade having a continuous cutting-edge formed thereon is shown, the cutting-edge may be in a plane normal to the central axis and may have an apex oriented in a direction away from a distal end. In another embodiment, a second right circular cylinder may surround the first and may be slidably coupled thereto. The second right circular cylinder may include a plurality of elongate members oriented toward the proximal end of the first right circular cylinder. Each of the plurality of elongate members may have an cutting-edge in a plane substantially normal to a central axis and may have an apex oriented in a direction away from the distal end.