US 12,011,182 B2
Medical devices and related methods for transforming bone, other tissue, or material
Robert K. Lark, Chapel Hill, NC (US); Edward C. Skolnick, Denville, NJ (US); and Antoine R. Kaeslin, Bethel, CT (US)
Assigned to Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC, Chapel Hill, NC (US)
Filed by Innovations 4 Surgery, LLC, Chapel Hill, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/889,338.
Application 17/889,338 is a division of application No. 17/128,098, filed on Dec. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,471,168.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/951,389, filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0387049 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/1615 (2013.01) [A61B 17/142 (2016.11); A61B 17/1628 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transforming device comprising:
a static casing including a first end for attachment to a source of movement, wherein the static casing includes a second end that opposes the first end, wherein the static casing defines a sheathing slot and an opening, wherein the sheathing slot extends to the opening at the second end, and wherein the second end has a first height; and
a drilling device including a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to operatively connect to the source of movement, the second end including a drill bit, wherein the drilling device is separated from the static casing by a plurality of gaps, and wherein the drill bit has a second height that is equal to the first height.