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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2023

Tsetse fly inspired steerable bone drill-a proof of concept.

Esther P de Kater, Rob Müller, Aimée Sakes, Paul Breedveld

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Esther P de KaterBio-Inspired Technology Group, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Department of BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.
Rob MüllerBio-Inspired Technology Group, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Department of BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.
Aimée SakesBio-Inspired Technology Group, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Department of BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.
Paul BreedveldBio-Inspired Technology Group, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime, and Materials Engineering, Department of BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.

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Abstract

The fixation strength of pedicle screws could be increased by fixating along the much stronger cortical bone layer, which is not possible with the current rigid and straight bone drills. Inspired by the tsetse fly, a single-plane steerable bone drill was developed. The drill has a flexible transmission using two stacked leaf springs such that the drill is flexible in one plane and can drill along the cortical bone layer utilizing wall guidance. A proof-of-principle experiment was performed which showed that the Tsetse Drill was able to successfully drill through 5, 10 and 15 PCF cancellous bone phantom which has similar mechanical properties to severe osteoporotic, osteoporotic and healthy cancellous bone. Furthermore, the Tsetse Drill was able to successfully steer and drill along the cortical wall utilizing wall guidance for an insertion angle of 5°, 10° and 15°. The experiments conclude that the tsetse fly-inspired drilling method is successful and even allows the drilling along the cortical bone layer. The Tsetse Drill can create curved tunnels utilizing wall guidance which could increase the fixation strength of bone anchors and limit the risk of cortical breach and damage to surrounding anatomy.

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bio-inspired design (BID)biomimeticbone drillmedical device designorthopaedic surgerysteerable drill

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PMID37351466
PMCPMC10284141

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