Bone Drill Bit With Integrated Luer Channel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current surgical tools lack the capability to efficiently drill into bones and deliver substances or remove material from the bone's interior using a single device effectively.
Innovation Solution
A bone drilling device with a luer portion, bit portion, adapter portion, and drilling portion, configured to create a hole with a flute, allowing for detachable coupling with a bit driver and a channel for substance delivery or removal, enabling drilling, substance delivery, and biopsy procedures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate surgical tools are used for drilling, substance delivery, and material removal, then each tool can be optimized for its specific function, but the surgical procedure becomes more complex and time-consuming due to multiple tool changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines drilling, substance delivery, and material removal functions into a single integrated bone drilling device. The device includes a drilling portion with a flute for creating holes, a channel extending through the entire device for substance delivery, and a biopsy channel for material removal, all within one unified tool structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The bone drilling device is designed as a multi-functional universal tool that can perform drilling, substance delivery, and biopsy operations. The single device replaces multiple separate surgical tools, allowing one tool to serve multiple purposes in the surgical procedure.
2Productivity
If a single integrated device is used for drilling and substance delivery, then the surgical procedure is simplified and time is saved, but the device must be designed to accommodate multiple functions which may limit optimization for each specific function
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into distinct functional portions: a drilling portion with flute for hole creation, a channel system for substance delivery, and a biopsy channel for material removal. This segmentation allows each function to be optimized independently while remaining part of the unified device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The channel for substance delivery and the biopsy channel are integrated within the structure of the drilling device, with the drilling portion forming the outer structure that contains the nested channels for alternative functions.
3Manufacturing precision
If the bit portion is rigidly coupled to the luer portion, then the structural integrity and precision of the drilling operation is improved, but the ability to detach and replace the bit may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling between the bit portion and luer portion transitions from a static rigid connection to a dynamic detachable connection. The bit portion can be rigidly coupled during drilling operations to ensure precision, then detached and replaced when needed, providing both precision and operational flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A device for drilling into bone includes a luer portion having a luer thread. A bit portion is rigidly coupled to the luer portion, the bit portion configured to be detachably coupled to a bit driver. An adapter portion is rigidly coupled to the bit portion. A drilling portion is rigidly coupled to the adapter portion, the drilling portion comprising a flute configured to create a hole in the bone. A channel extends through the luer portion, the bit portion, the adapter portion, and the drilling portion.