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The standard cylindrical 2-fluted twist drill bit creates a relatively deep and narrow drill hole that requires precise positioning, has limited visibility of the drill hole bottom and restricted catheter angular adjustment range, and poses the risk of inadvertent dural puncture. To overcome the standard problems associated with EVD drill bit morphology, the authors propose novel cone-shaped drill bits for EVD placement.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Conical drill bits of 30\u00b0 and 45\u00b0 were designed, manufactured, and tested in a simulated laboratory setting as well as in three human cadavers with intact skull, dura mater, and brain. Drill bit performance was rated by neurosurgical trainees across various domains using Likert scale\u2013type questions.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In the laboratory, maximum drilling temperatures adjacent to the drill hole were recorded and compared for the standard drill bit and the 30\u00b0 and 45\u00b0 conical drill bits and were not significantly different (p = 0.631 and p = 0.326, respectively). The maximum temperature recorded directly underneath the drilling site for the 45\u00b0 drill bit was significantly higher than the temperature of the standard drill bit (p = 0.043). The differences between the standard and 30\u00b0 drill bits were not significant (p = 0.783). Upon cadaver testing, the drilling times with 30\u00b0 and 45\u00b0 conical drill bits were significantly longer than those with the standard drill bit (p = 0.036 and p = 0.002, respectively). Likert scale scores were significantly higher for the conical 30\u00b0 (median [IQR] 4.7 [3.3\u20135]) and 45\u00b0 (4 [2\u20135]) drill bits than for the standard drill bit (1.7 [1\u20132.5], p &lt; 0.0001), indicating significantly better performance. Conical drill bits used as a \"rescue\" strategy allowed for an EVD catheter angular adjustment range 6 to 9 times greater than that for the standard drill bit and resulted in a zero inadvertent dural puncture rate.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The 30\u00b0 conical drill bit can be safely used on its own or as a rescue tool to potentially achieve improved confidence, visualization, targeting, and precision of EVD placement while essentially eliminating the possibility of unintentional dural puncture with minimal increase in the total procedure time.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2022.12.jns221719","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,23]],"date-time":"2023-02-23T20:18:24Z","timestamp":1677183504000},"page":"881-891","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Conical drill bit for optimized external ventricular drain placement: a proof-of-concept study"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"139","author":[{"given":"Kristine","family":"Ravina","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts;"},{"name":"Section of Neurosurgery, Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia; and"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Natalia","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sophia","family":"Brocoum","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Julia","family":"Pasco-Anderson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Robert L.","family":"Walker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marina","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mario","family":"Cabodi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"James","family":"Holsapple","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"issue":"1 suppl 1","key":"b1","series-title":"Neurosurgery","first-page":"ONS162","article-title":"Safety and accuracy of bedside external ventricular drain placement","volume":"63","author":"Kakarla UK","year":"2008","unstructured":"Kakarla UK, Kim LJ, Chang SW, Theodore N, Spetzler RF. 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