Expand your practice offering with ARTAS iX, the first and only robotic hair transplant system.
Technological and scientific breakthroughs have rapidly advanced the field of hair restoration in the past several decades, and the ARTAS iX hair transplant robot (the first and only one of its kind) is a welcome addition to the ever-growing industry.
The ARTAS iX Robotic Hair Restoration System is the world’s first intelligent hair restoration platform to utilise state-of-the-art robotic and artificial intelligence technology. It offers precise, efficient, and repeatable harvesting with simultaneous recipient site making and implantation functionality in a single, compact platform.
Distributed in Australia by Venus Concept, ARTAS iX is the next generation of the first ARTAS hair transplant robot – and brings a new level of efficiency, accuracy and innovation.
Renowned Sydney hair restoration surgeon Dr Russell Knudsen was the first hair loss specialist to invest in the original ARTAS robot when it entered the Australian market some five years ago and he now uses the upgraded ARTAS iX robots in his clinics throughout Australia and New Zealand.
‘Software upgrades and improvements in punch technology have improved the harvesting outcomes with greater numbers of better grafts and smaller scars,’ he explains. ‘We can program the robot to harvest at a certain density and control the punch to get the best quality grafts.’ The system uses sophisticated digital mapping to harvest thousands of healthy individual hair follicles from the scalp, which are then transplanted into the areas of thinning hair. The ARTAS iX precisely and consistently harvests follicular units thousands of times in a single session.
Breakthrough in FUE Harvesting
The general concept of Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE) hair transplant surgery remains largely the same with ARTAS iX, but the new technology represents the first stage of a revolution in the FUE method. The advantage is that by using image-guided robotics and an intuitive touchscreen interface, the ARTAS iX technology precisely harvests follicular units, thousands of times in a single session, setting new standards in the efficiency, consistency and reliability of hair transplants. This helps to minimise procedure times and reduce the time of transition to preparation and transplantation.
The FUE technique requires a significant amount of time by an experienced surgeon to manually perform an FUE, as well as being physically tiring with potential inconsistencies. The use of the ARTAS iX robot protects against such inconsistencies, and it rivals the speed of some of the best hair surgeons in the world.
‘The main benefit for me is musculoskeletal – FUE harvesting is a repetitive motion for which robots are ideally designed. Using the ARTAS system saves my neck and shoulders and is faster than I can do by hand,’ says Dr Knudsen. ‘Robotic FUE certainly is attractive to doctors who anticipate doing a high number of FUE cases.’
Intelligent, personalised treatment
ARTAS iX enables practitioners to deliver a personalised hairline design for every patient with stateof- the-art precision, efficiency and repeatability.
An advanced multi-camera stereoscopic vision system with 44-micron resolution and the device’s seven-axis robot arm enable physicians to deliver automated procedures with the greatest accuracy.
The system is able to intelligently analyse and select appropriate grafts from the donor area without the risk of causing a linear scar.
It also accurately identifies and develops optimal recipient sites while simultaneously implanting each harvested graft. By protecting the patient’s existing terminal hair, ARTAS iX works to maintain a more natural appearance in both the donor site and the implantation area. AMP
Artas iX is distributed in Australia by Venus Concept. For more information call 0416 022 096 or email gsilverman@venusconcept.com
Intelligent hair transplant technology
Artificial intelligence integration
Advanced AI consistently analyses, monitors and tracks each hair follicle’s characteristics – position, angle, size, and orientation.
AI-optimised harvesting, intelligent graft analysis and randomised selection from donor area ensures high-quality grafts and natural-looking results.
Machine learning recognises and digitally maps past, current and future grafts, and learns new patterns to deliver continuous improvement.
High def multi-camera stereoscopic vision system
With 44-micron resolution, the ARTAS iX system accurately visualises and analyses each follicular unit, while repeatedly recognising and identifying key features at the rate of 60 times per second
Image-guided robotic alignment technology accurately and precisely harvests each follicular unit at the optimal angle
State-of-the-art medical-grade hardware
The 7-axis KUKA robotic arm delivers high dexterity and efficient movement with 0.1mm repeatability
Proprietary Ultra Punch with multi-faceted tip and controlled variable coring speed algorithm efficiently dissects with less potential trauma to follicular structure and yields robust grafts
Compact and streamlined ergonomic design facilitates clinical efficiency
Touchscreen user interface and ARTAS hair studio
Interface with IoT capabilities enhances physician collaboration with technology
3D Pre-Operative Planning enables physicians to customise and prescribe the recipient area design
Proprietary, patented technology
