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A Steerable Drill for Minimally-invasive Surgery
Case ID:
C14405
Report of Invention:
10/7/2016
Web Published:
3/21/2017
In conventional core decompression of osteonecrosis, surgeons cannot successfully reach the whole area of the femoral head due to the rigidity of the instruments currently used. To address this issue, this invention is a steerable drill using a continuum dexterous manipulator (CDM) and flexible cutting tool passing through the lumen of the CDM. Effective curved-drilling parameters, as well as drilling trajectory. Moreover, the invention can perform S-shape drilling as well as multiple-branch drilling.
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A Steerable Drill for Minimally-invasive Surgery
PCT: Patent Cooperation Treaty
United States
16/490,751
11,793,526
9/3/2019
10/24/2023
9/8/2038
Granted
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Technology Classifications > Medical Devices > Surgical, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices,
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