Surgical drill cooling sleeve
OwnerDavid G. Dillardinventor
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Abstract
A cylindrical sleeve device can be attached or secured to a surgical drill. The sleeve can include a drill coupler, an intermediary section, and a sleeve body. The sleeve can include multiple internal channels. The internal channels can include drill channel, which can be circular and located at the center of the sleeve. The drill channel can be configured to receive a surgical drill. The internal channels can include a suction channel and/or a cooling channel. The suction channel and/or cooling channel can be concentrically positioned relative the drill channel.
Claims20
A cooling sleeve detachably attachable to a surgical drill, the cooling sleeve comprising:
- a sleeve body having:
- a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an external dimeter that is greater than an external diameter of the distal end;
- an outermost annular sidewall, an innermost annular sidewall, and an intermediate annular sidewall;
- a first annular space defined between the outermost annular sidewall and the intermediate annular sidewall;
- a second annular space defined between the innermost annular sidewall and the intermediate annular sidewall;
- a hollow core defined at least in part by the innermost annular sidewall, wherein the hollow core is configured to receive at least a portion for the surgical drill such that a drill bit of the surgical drill extends through a distal opening at the distal end of the sleeve body;
- one of the first annular space or the second annular space is configured to provide a suction pathway to thereby remove material from a location proximate the distal end of the sleeve body toward the proximal end of the sleeve body;
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- another of the first annular space or the second annular space is configured to provide a refrigerant pathway to thereby circulate refrigerant material along at least a portion of the length of the body of the sleeve body, the refrigerant pathway configured to be in fluid communication with a refrigerant source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.