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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Wayne Anderson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventor:
Wayne Anderson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1624 (2013.01); A61B 17/1633 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02);
Abstract
Disclosed are devices and methods for creating a bore in bone. The devices and methods described involve driving a rotating bit in an axial direction such that both rotation and linear movement are controlled and measurable. The instrument is useful for a surgeon to control and simultaneously measure the travel of the tool into the bone and prevent injury to surrounding structures.