High-speed neurosurgical drill
Pneumatic or electric handpiece spinning interchangeable cutting or diamond burrs at very high speed for controlled bone removal; distinct from the already-catalogued craniotome (cuts the bone flap) and cranial perforator (a single burr hole).
How it is used
Skull-base thinning, spinal decompression (laminoplasty, foraminotomy), and bone work in stereotactic or deep brain stimulation surgery.
Clinical tip
Newer generations reduce heat and vibration compared to older models, relevant because thermal injury to the dura or an adjacent nerve is a known risk of high-speed drilling.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-15.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.