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Cranial drill with sterile barrier

  • US 6,716,215 B1
  • Filed: 10/27/2000
  • Issued: 04/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical device comprising:

  • a drill assembly comprising in combination;

    a MRI compatible cranial drill; and

    a drill bit; and

    a sterile barrier having an interior portion, a proximal end, a distal end, a proximal opening at the proximal end and an opening at the distal end, the opening at the distal end further comprising a sealed aperture, the drill being insertable into the proximal opening, the sealed aperture constructed and arranged to seal around the drill bit such that the drill assembly is enclosed in the interior portion of the sterile barrier and only a portion of the drill bit extends beyond the barrier into a sterile field.

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