Hair Graft

Temperature Preference Testing

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Temperature Preference Testing with TECA Thermal Gradient system:

A university research laboratory is pleased with TECA’s Thermal Gradient Bar. It is being used with two TECA Model AHP-1200CPV Cold/Hot Plates to create a gradient.

Model AHP-1200CPV Cold/Hot Plates to create a gradient

 

The user writes:
We are using the TECA cold plates to create a thermal gradient from 10 to 50 degrees C. We have 6 aluminum tracks running from the hot plate to the cold plate. We place ground beetles (family Carabidae) on the center of the gradient (one in each track), cover them to reduce light interference, and allow them to acclimate to and explore the track for 15 minutes. We then do a series of 8 checks every 5 minutes and record their location on the track at each check. We initially used 10 thermocouples along the track to model the temperature at each location and can now infer the temperature the beetle was resting at during each check based on its location. Ultimately, we are using all these measurements to estimate the preferred temperature of each ground beetle species. So far, we have experimented with about 10 species, and hope to test more species next year.

NeoGraft FUE HAIR TRANSPLANT

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NeoGraft FUE Hair Transplant:

NeoGraft FUE Hair Transplant NeoGraft FUE Hair Transplant

 

Our customer calls the ICE-160 Electric Ice Trays a “dramatic improvement”. He uses several in his medical practice.

From our customer: “We use the ICE-160 during the quality-control and graft-storage portion of our minimally-invasive hair transplant procedures. While hair transplant grafts are outside of the body, they are fragile and susceptible to damage from dehydration and other factors as they are separated from their blood supply. During this delicate phase of the hair transplant, the harvested follicular unit micrografts are now in a special physiologic holding solution at 4 °C using the thermoelectric ICE-160 before and after being counted and sorted and while they are awaiting implantation. This is a dramatic improvement over the use of traditional graft coolers using frozen water which need to be swapped out often during a long NeoGraft FUE hair transplant procedure.

We are confident that this method of graft storage ensures maximum graft viability and helps us maintain exceptional results for our hair transplant patients. The solid metal surface is simple to clean and disinfect after each procedure. Thank you for this great addition to our practice!”

HAIR REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE

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 Hair Transplant Procedure, Follicular Unit Transplant/Extraction (FUT/FUE):

hair transplant procedure

A group of physicians pioneered a hair replacement procedure using TECA’s AHP-1200CPV Cold/Hot Plate. The AHP-1200CPV is a Peltier cold plate. In the photo provided by TECA’s customer, the cold plate keeps hair transplant grafts cool in a solution during the patient’s procedure. The convenience of the AHP-1200CPV cold plate’s built-in temperature controller allows the technician to easily program it to maintain the desired set point.

The AHP-1200CPV is capable of reaching temperatures as low as -15 °C. In the photos here, the set point is programmed to 5 °C. The AHP-1200CPV has an integral universal power supply, so it can be used with any input voltage range from 100 to 240 VAC.

 

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