Bone drill developer wins hard science incubator award (Wyoming Business Report)
The Wyoming company behind the invention of a high tech orthopedic drill is the recipient of an international business startup award.
Casper-based McGinley Orthopedics recently was named the 2016 Hard Science Incubator Client of the Year by the International Business Innovation Association (IBIA). Headquartered in the Casper location of the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Technology Business Center, McGinley became that incubator’s first client back in 2013.
Dr. Joseph McGinley demonstrates his invention at his company’s home in the Wyoming Technology Business Center in Casper recently.
Dr. Joseph McGinley, a diagnostic radiologist practicing in Casper, invented the IntelliSense orthopedic drill, which earned FDA approval in February 2015. When used in orthopedic procedures, the drill features an auto-stop set up on the far side of a bone a surgeon is drilling into, which — combined with an automatic depth measurement feature — keeps the drill from penetrating all the way through the bone and possibly damaging muscle or other tissue on the other side. The necessary screw size is also provided to the...
