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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2015
Biomet Microfixation, Llc, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Saddy R. Garcia, Saint Augustine, FL (US);
Bradley Winterroth, Wesley Chapel, FL (US);
Ryan Nicholas Luby, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Larry Miller, Ponet Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Christopher C. Dyer, Overland Park, KS (US);
Benjamin J. Gray, Kansas City, MO (US);
Allan J. Meredith, Olathe, KS (US);
Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic, LLC, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
A surgical device of a drill/driver with bit recognition to set a desired application mode and a method of utilization thereof is provided. Various operating modes of the drill/driver are automatically set by a sensor which recognizes the bit applied to the drill/driver. A method of utilizing the drill/driver allows the drill driver to apply surgical screws at very high speeds while automatically preventing excessive torque levels that would strip out the surgical screw from the patient's bone.