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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Seth L. Neubardt, Mamaroneck, NY (US);
William Keith Adcox, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Seth L. Neubardt, Mamaroneck, NY (US);
William Keith Adcox, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A nerve stimulating drill bit is provided and can include a shank and a body attached to the shank. The body can include a plurality of flutes and a cutting tip. Further, a first conductor can extend through the shank and the body. The first conductor can be insulated and can provide a signal at the cutting tip. Further, the signal can be configured to provide nerve stimulation at the cutting tip of the nerve stimulating drill bit.