Cannulated surgical drill

Intended purpose

A sterile reusable device in the form of a shaft of metal that is mounted into an appropriate surgical power tool (e.g., a reamer or drilling system handpiece) and rotated to bore into hard/tough tissues (e.g., bone, cartilage) to clear a channel of the same dimension as the diameter of the shaft. The device is cannulated, having a hollow centre, for use with a guide wire/pin that has been placed into the correct position prior to operation. This device is typically used in orthopaedic surgery, such as Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) and Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) reconstruction, prior to the insertion of a prosthetic device. It is designed to be cleaned and re-sterilised before every reuse.