University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
发明人:
Jeffrey Vipperman,Carl Snyderman,Timothy Ryan,Paul Johnson
申请号：
US15964766
公开号：
US20180242985A1
申请日:
2018.04.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
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.).
