US Patent Issued to Neuralink on July 28 for "Automatic craniotomy and bonework via milling, force sensing, and impedance sensing" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,877, issued on July 28, was assigned to Neuralink Corp. (Fremont, Calif.).

"Automatic craniotomy and bonework via milling, force sensing, and impedance sensing" was invented by John M. Harris (San Mateo, Calif.), Dalton James Colen (San Francisco), Graydon J. Wilson (Milpitas, Calif.) and Jamie N. Delton (Oakland, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a craniotomy milling system, which includes a computer numerical milling machine having a spindle configured to be positioned relative to a craniotomy location of a cranium of a patient and an end mill. The craniotomy milling system includes a controller for controlling the...