Jeffrey Vipperman;Carl Snyderman;Paul Johnson;Timothy Ryan
发明人:
Jeffrey Vipperman,Carl Snyderman,Timothy Ryan,Paul Johnson
申请号：
US14496704
公开号：
US20150088183A1
申请日:
2014.09.25
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A device for simultaneously monitoring the health of surgical drills and detecting proximity to critical structures during surgery is described herein. By using various sensors (e.g. microphones, accelerometers, temperature sensors, etc.), signals from the drill can be measured and analyzed. The processed signals can then be used to indicate the proximity of the drill bit to critical structures, such as the patient's brain, and identify drill health issues (e.g. worn bearings, misaligned rotational axis, etc.).
