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US 2023/0404600 A1Published application
Medical drill and implant device and method of using the same
AssigneePeninsula Surgical Solutions, LLC
InventorsAllan Michael Delman, Connor Mitchell Delman, Jos Cocquyt, Lon Glazner
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a drill and implant device and method for using the same. The device is configured to drill a hole into an object, such as a bone; stop once a desired depth has been reached; and subsequently insert an implant, such as a screw or pin, into the hole. The device drills the hole and inserts the implant under its own power. The device may perform desired actions automatically or manually.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- loading, by a tool changer of a medical device, a drill bit from a drum of the tool changer to a mount of a delivery device of the medical device, the loading of the drill bit including:
- positioning, by the tool changer, a first chamber of the drum laterally to the mount by rotating the drum, the first chamber holding the drill bit;
- and
- aligning, by the tool changer, the first chamber with the mount by moving the drum laterally;
- and
- drilling, by the delivery device, a hole in a target area using the drill bit, the drilling of the hole including:
- rotating, by the delivery device, the mount and the drill bit;
- moving, by the delivery device, the mount and the drill bit forward;
- and
- retracting, by the delivery device, the mount.
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A method, comprising:
- moving, by a tool changer, a drum along a first axis until a first chamber of the drum is aligned with a mount of a delivery device;
- loading, by the tool changer, a drill bit from the first chamber to the mount;
- moving, by the delivery device, the mount and the drill bit along a second axis transverse to the first axis;
- and
- rotating, by the delivery device, the mount and the drill bit concurrently with the moving of the mount and the drill bit along the second axis.
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A method, comprising:
- rotating a drum to a first position, a first chamber being positioned lateral to a mount in the first position;
- aligning the first chamber with the mount by moving the drum in a first direction;
- loading, subsequent to aligning the first chamber with the mount, a bit from the first chamber into the mount;
- moving the bit in the mount in a second direction transverse to the first direction;
- and
- rotating, concurrently with moving of the bit in the mount, the bit in the mount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.