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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Pro-dex, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander M. Pfotenhauer, Tustin, CA (US);
Manouchehr Goharlaee, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pro-Dex, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 17/1626 (2013.01); A61B 17/1628 (2013.01); A61B 2090/031 (2016.02); A61B 2090/066 (2016.02);
Abstract
Various torque-limiting surgical driver devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. The surgical driver can include a body, a motor that is configured to rotate a drill bit engaged with the surgical driver, and a processor configured to control operation of the surgical driver. The surgical driver can have torque-limiting functionality, such as by monitoring the amount of torque applied to a drill bit and reducing or stopping rotation of the drill bit when certain torque-limiting criteria are met.