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A variable-depth motorized skull perforator. Technical note.

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A new variable-depth drill point has been designed which holds its position when applied to the skull, and which prevents plunging through the skull plate.

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M D Heifetz. 1984. A variable-depth motorized skull perforator. Technical note.. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1984.61.3.0602

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