Drill bit and method for producing a drill bit

A medical device for use during surgery, said device comprising:

• a shaft and a tapered tip for drilling into a surface of body material;
• the tapered tip including a plurality of faces, with each face having at least two sub-faces, said plurality of faces formed and arranged to define a generally pyramidal shaped remote end terminating in an extreme drill point whereby the remote end is adapted to pierce the surface and thereby locate the tapered tip prior to drilling;
• at least one flute having a first portion and a second portion formed in the shaft and the tapered tip;
• wherein the first portion is generally helical and extends at least partially along the shaft;
• wherein the second portion is formed in the tapered tip and associated with a respective sub-face and extends partway along the tapered tip behind the drill point;
• wherein the second portion is configured to define a cutting edge such that the cutting ability of the cutting edge adjacent to the remote end of the tip is less than the cutting ability of the cutting edge adjacent to the shaft;
• and
• wherein the first portion intersects with the second portion to direct debris away from the tapered tip during drilling.