Temperature gauge for surgical drills and method employing same

Details Temperature gauge for surgical drills and method employing same Temperature gauge for surgical drills and method employing same

1994-08-17

1996-05-14

Lucchesi, Nicholas D.

Dentistry

Apparatus

Having gauge or guide

433165, 433215, A61C 1904, A61C 302, A61C 500

Patent

active

055162851

ABSTRACT:
A temperature gauge for surgical drills of the type having a surgical head to which a drill bur having a throughbore extending to its drill bur tip is removably mounted includes a temperature sensor receivable in the drill bur throughbore for sensing and measuring the temperature at the drill bur tip and a thermometer coupled to the temperature sensor for displaying the temperature at the drill bur tip. A method of measuring the temperature of the drill site in the bone of a patient is also disclosed.

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