Bone drill system with highly visible depth markings
First Claim
1. A drill system for developing a bore in bone, comprising:
- a drill body having a handle end and a working end;
a drill bit coupled to the working end of the drill body and for insertion into the bone, the drill bit having a depth marker measured from a distal end of the drill bit, the depth marker being adapted to react with ultraviolet light to enhance the visibility of the marker; and
an ultraviolet light system coupled to the drill body and applying ultraviolet light to the depth marker.
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Abstract
A bone drill system, and method for using the same, with a highly visible depth marking for a clinician to more easily visualize the depth marking on a drill bit or similar tool. The drill system comprises a drill body, a drill bit coupled to the drill body, the drill bit having a depth marker measured from a distal end of the drill bit and being adapted to react with ultraviolet light to enhance the visibility of the marker, and an ultraviolet light system coupled to the drill body. The depth marker'"'"'s reaction with ultraviolet light allows the clinician to more easily visualize the depth marker, thus increasing the accuracy of a depth of a bore made with the drill bit.
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101 Claims
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1. A drill system for developing a bore in bone, comprising:
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a drill body having a handle end and a working end;
a drill bit coupled to the working end of the drill body and for insertion into the bone, the drill bit having a depth marker measured from a distal end of the drill bit, the depth marker being adapted to react with ultraviolet light to enhance the visibility of the marker; and
an ultraviolet light system coupled to the drill body and applying ultraviolet light to the depth marker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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- 25. A kit of drill bits for producing bores in bone tissue, each of the drill bits in the kit include at least one ultraviolet-reactive depth marking that indicates a length from a distal end of the corresponding bit.
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36. A system for inserting a working tool into living tissue, comprising:
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a main body having a handle end and a working end;
a tool having a distal end for insertion into the living tissue, the tool having a fluorescing depth marker indicating a distance from the distal end, the fluorescing depth marker being reacted with ultraviolet light to enhance the visibility of the marker; and
an ultraviolet light system for applying ultraviolet light on the depth marker. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for identifying the depth of insertion of a tool used with living tissue, comprising:
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providing a working tool having a distal end to be inserted into the living tissue, the tool having a fluorescing depth marker indicating a distance from the distal end, the fluorescing depth marker being reactable with ultraviolet light to enhance the visibility of the marker; and
applying ultraviolet light on the tool to enhance the visibility of the fluorescing depth marker. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for drilling a bore in living bone, comprising:
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providing a drill bit having a distal end to be inserted into the living bone, the drill bit having a depth marker indicating a distance from the distal end, the depth marker being made of a material reactable with ultraviolet light to enhance the visibility of the marker;
using a power-driven mechanism to rotate the drill bit;
inserting the distal end into the living bone; and
while the inserting occurs, applying ultraviolet light on the drill bit to enhance the visibility of the depth marker. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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59. A kit of drill bits for producing bores in bone tissue, each of the drill bits in the kit including at least one infrared-reactive depth marking that indicates a length from the distal end of the corresponding bit.
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60. A drill bit for drilling a bore in bone tissue, comprising:
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an elongated body having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end for engaging a rotational-driving device;
at least one cutting edge at the distal end;
a plurality of flutes that extend from the distal end toward the proximal end, the plurality of flutes providing a passageway for transporting bone tissue toward the proximal end; and
a depth marking located on the elongated body at a predetermined distance from the distal end, the depth marking including a phosphorescing pigment. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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- 67. A kit of drill bits for producing bores in bone tissue, each of the drill bits in the kit include at least one phosphorescent depth marking that indicates a length from a distal end of the corresponding bit.
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75. A system for inserting a working tool into living tissue, comprising:
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a main body having a handle end and a working end;
a tool having a distal end for insertion into the living tissue, the tool having a phosphorescing depth marker indicating a distance from the distal end, the phosphorescing depth marker being reacted with ultraviolet light to enhance the visibility of the marker; and
an ultraviolet light system for applying ultraviolet light on the depth marker. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. A method for identifying the depth of insertion of a tool used with living tissue, comprising:
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providing a working tool having a distal end to be inserted into the living tissue, the tool having a phosphorescing depth marker indicating a distance from the distal end, the phosphorescing depth marker being reactable with ultraviolet light to enhance the visibility of the marker; and
applying ultraviolet light on the tool to enhance the visibility of the phosphorescing depth marker. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. A drill bit for drilling a bore in bone tissue, comprising:
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an elongated body having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end for engaging a rotational-driving device;
at least one cutting edge at the distal end;
a plurality of flutes that extend from the distal end toward the proximal end, the plurality of flutes providing a passageway for transporting bone tissue toward the proximal end; and
a depth marking located on the elongated body at a predetermined distance from the distal end, the depth marking including a fluorescing pigment. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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