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Restoration Robotics Announces Results of Real-World Case Study

Restoration Robotics Announces Results of Real-World Case Study

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Restoration Robotics Announces Results of Real-World Case Study for ARTAS iX System

Restoration Robotics, Inc, the global leader in robotic hair restoration, today announced results from a real-world evaluation study of the new ARTAS iX™ Robotic Hair Restoration System demonstrating clinical efficiency in hair harvesting and implantation. ARTAS iX™ is the only intelligent solution to offer precise, minimally invasive, repeatable harvesting with simultaneous site making and implantation functionality in one compact platform.

The results are from a real-world case study conducted by David A. Berman, M.D., FAAD, a leading hair restoration surgeon, founder of the Berman Skin Institute in California and one of the first users of the ARTAS iX System, and he developed a poster entitled “Robotic, AI-assisted Follicular Unit Excision And Implantation For Hair Restoration With ARTAS iX” during the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) Annual Meeting 2018.

The case study on a 50-year-old Caucasian male with advanced androgenetic alopecia, evaluated the ARTAS iX System’s success in both assisting in the harvesting of follicular units (grafts containing 1-4 hairs), as well as in follicular unit excision (FUE) during hair transplantation surgery.

Key results include:

  • 1042 follicular unit grafts were harvested at an average harvesting speed of 1093 grafts/hour, with peaks as high as 1318 grafts/hour.
  • Nearly 800 (796) grafts were implanted robotically at an average rate of 468 grafts/hour, with peak rates at 794 grafts/hour.
  • No adverse events or post-operative complications were reported.

“Manual FUE is a widely-used and clinically proven technique, however, the cases are arduous, requiring thousands of precise repetitive motions to accurately extract and carefully implant individual grafts,” said Dr. Berman. “Aiding the clinician throughout the entire procedure, ARTAS iX mitigates clinician fatigue, increases throughput relative to manual procedures, and avoids damaging the hair follicle through use of the robotic implanter.”

These results suggest that the robotic, image-guided ARTAS iX System provides a practical alternative to manual FUE procedures, whose limitations include human fatigue, pain and discomfort associated with long, repetitive procedures and capricious human vision that can potentially lead to human error during manual hair transplant procedures.

“This case study provides real-world clinical evidence demonstrating the clinical efficiency of our new state-of-the-art ARTAS iX System and further supports the use of robotics to overcome limitations of manual hair restoration procedures,” Ryan Rhodes, CEO of Restoration Robotics, said. “We know that minimizing the amount of operative time is beneficial to both the patient and the physician.

This case study shows that ARTAS iX provides clinically-efficient surgical workflows while reducing the total case time for these procedures. We look forward to developing more evaluative studies to continue showcasing the advantages of our latest technology.”

About Restoration Robotics

Restoration Robotics, Inc. is a medical device company developing and commercializing the ARTAS® and ARTAS iX™ Robotic Hair Restoration System.

The ARTAS iX System is the first and only physician-assisted system to dissect and assist in the harvesting of follicular units directly from the scalp, create recipient implant sites using proprietary algorithms and implant the hair follicles into the designated sites. The Company has unique expertise in machine vision, image guidance, visual servoing and robotics, as well as developing intuitive interfaces to manage these technologies.

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ARTAS iX™ Robotic Hair Restoration System Makes ISHRS Debut at 2018 World Congress

ARTAS iX™ Robotic Hair Restoration System Makes ISHRS Debut at 2018 World Congress

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ARTAS iX™ Robotic Hair Restoration System Makes ISHRS Debut at 2018 World Congress

Restoration Robotics, Inc, the global leader in robotic hair restoration, announced that the new ARTAS iX™ Robotic System for Hair Transplants made its debut at the 2018 World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) in Hollywood, Calif.

The ISHRS is a global non-profit medical association and the leading authority on hair loss treatment and restoration, with more than 1,200 members in 70 countries worldwide.

Highlighting its technological advancements, including compact size, user-friendly interface, and state of the art implantation functionality, Robert M. Bernstein, MD presented the ARTAS iX System to an audience of more than 550 physicians who specialize in hair restoration.

Dr. Bernstein offered step-by-step insight into the implantation process and explained the method of utilizing robotic-assisted technology for FUE procedures.

“This system has successfully automated three of the four aspects of hair transplant surgery,” Dr. Bernstein said. “One of the major advancements that set the ARTAS iX apart from its predecessors is its implantation process.

Surgeries are now less time-consuming and more precise.  This new mechanism further alleviates some of the more meticulous and variable aspects of the FUE surgery.”

“This year’s ISHRS World Congress, held in Hollywood, provided an ideal opportunity to engage our highest priority constituency – U.S. based physicians who focus specifically on hair restoration,” commented Ryan Rhodes, CEO of Restoration Robotics. “We believe that presentations such as this, which provide interested physicians with insight into benefits of using the ARTAS iX System from a clinical and practice perspective, are invaluable.”

For more information on the ARTAS iX Robotic Hair Restoration System, please visit https://artas.com

About Restoration Robotics

Restoration Robotics, Inc., is a medical device company developing and commercializing the ARTAS® and ARTAS iX™ Robotic Hair Restoration System.

The ARTAS Systems are the first and only physician-assisted systems to dissect and assist in the harvesting of follicular units directly from the scalp, create recipient implant sites using proprietary algorithms and simultaneously implant the hair follicles into the designated sites. The Company has unique expertise in machine vision, image guidance, visual servoing, and robotics, as well as developing intuitive interfaces to manage these technologies.

ARTAS iX™ Robotic Hair Restoration System Makes ISHRS Debut at 2018 World Congress

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Robot Can Now Perform Implantation Step of a Hair Transplant

Robot Can Now Perform Implantation Step of a Hair Transplant

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Robot Can Now Perform Implantation Step of a Hair Transplant

Robert M. Bernstein, MD, FAAD, introduced the Robotic Implantation of Follicular Unit Grafts at the 26th World Congress of the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgeons (ISHRS).

To the audience of over 550 hair restoration surgeons, Dr. Bernstein explained how this new robotic capability can help the physician make the hair transplant procedure even more accurate and precise, while further reducing the variabilities brought on by human error and physician fatigue.

After years of development, this innovation of the ARTAS Robotic System, called ARTAS iX, has recently been cleared by the FDA for implantation. It builds upon the technology of the first nine iterations of the ARTAS System and adds implantation as a significant functionality. With this system, the physician inputs the surgical plan into the computer and the robot automatically carries out the incision and mechanical graft insertion.

This latest advance allows three of the four mechanical steps of a hair transplant procedure; harvesting, recipient site creation and now implantation to be automated.

Harvested grafts are loaded, 25 at a time, into rectangular cartridges. The cartridges are then inserted into the firing arm of the robot. The physician adjusts for density, direction, and depth of the incision, as well as the depth of graft implantation. The system currently can implant up to 500 grafts per hour.

Dr. Bernstein said: “One of the main advantages of using cartridges with robotic implantation over manual techniques is that there is much less risk of crush injury to the grafts.”

During manual implantation, the grafts are generally grasped by the bulb, or just below the sebaceous glands, and then dragged into the incision risking considerable damage in the process.

In contrast, in robotic procedures, a cartridge is loaded by grasping the graft at the top and then gently placing it into the cartridge channel. By avoiding the lower portion of the follicles, this system eliminates unnecessary injury to the growth centers of the transplanted hair.

With robotic implantation, the physician creates a digital recipient site plan that is communicated directly into the robot’s computer. This includes the size, distribution, density, direction and angle of the sites. Once the system is positioned over the patient’s scalp, the cartridge is loaded into the arm mechanism and implantation begins.

As with all hair transplant surgery, the physician’s skill and judgement remain a critical aspect of the procedure. But, now that implantation can be performed robotically, the ARTAS robotic system is an even more powerful tool for the hair transplant surgeon when performing the more labor-intensive aspects of the process.

About Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration

Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration, founded by Dr. Bernstein in 2005, is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of hair loss in men and women using the most advanced technologies.

In 2011, Bernstein Medical became one of the first physicians worldwide to use the image-guided, computer-driven technology of the ARTAS Robotic System in clinical practice. Bernstein Medical is a beta-testing site for the study of new product features and enhancements in the robot. The state-of-the-art facility is in midtown, New York City, where Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Shaver treat hair loss patients from around the globe.

Robot Can Now Perform Implantation Step of a Hair Transplant

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