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US 2010/0145341 A1Published application
Trocar-tipped drill bit
AssigneeAeton Medical LLC
InventorsRoger S. Ranck, Robert S. Kramer, Anatoli Krivoruk
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Abstract
A drill bit comprising a trocar tip on an end of a fluted portion is disclosed. The trocar tip may configured to cut through relatively hard bone. The drill bit may also have a fluted portion for cutting through softer bone.
Claims22
A drill bit for drilling through bone, the drill bit comprising:
- a fluted portion;
- and
- a trocar tip disposed at an end of the fluted portion.
A method for drilling a hole for receiving a dental implant, the method comprising:
- drilling through at least one of cortical bone and soft tissue with a trocar tip disposed on an end of a drill bit;
- and
- drilling through cancellous bone with a fluted portion of the drill bit.
A method for drilling a hole for receiving a dental implant, the method comprising:
- drilling into cortical bone and cancellous bone using the same drill bit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.