ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,886, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to NEUROCHASE Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Cranial drill system" was invented by Steven Streatfield Gill (Bristol, Great Britain) and Catriona Anita Fennelly (Dublin).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns a cranial drill system comprising one or more surgical drill elements for drilling into the brain. The invention also concerns a cranial drilling system comprising a surgical drill element for drilling into the skull and an element for penetrating the dura. The surgical drill element may comprise a profile that forms an opening in the skull having a narrower diameter portion and...