Method for drilling bone, in particular for setting a pedicle screw, equipment, instrument and control device for implementing said method
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Sep 28, 2004
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Oct 31, 2002
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Mar 27, 2002
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Jul 1, 1999
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The present invention concerns a method and equipment for drilling bone, in particular for setting a pedicle screw using a manual or motorized drilling tool. The equipment includes a drilling instrument, a source of electric impulses and a connector for connecting the electric impulse source to the drilling instrument. The equipment includes at least one sensor for detecting a muscle signal either implanted in a muscle or placed on the skin in the vicinity of a muscle before and during drilling. An alert is produced in the event of detection by at least one sensor of a muscle signal correlated with the source of electric impulses connected to the drilling instrument.
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