First surgery use of a disposable cordless power tool for bone cuts

SINGLE USE, CORDLESS POWER TOOLS DEBUT IN SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week)
Thomas Ferro, orthopedic surgeon and Medical Director of the Bone & Joint Center at Arroyo Grande, California, has performed the first knee replacement procedure using FDA cleared single-use, cordless, handheld power tools in an orthopedic operation in the United States. According to a Business Wire report, specialty surgical power tools that are used to cut and shape bone are required in over 1.5 million orthopedic procedures annually in the United States.
“I evaluated the Insurgical tools after my staff discovered ...