A drill is a tool with a rotating drill bit used for drilling holes in various materials. Drills are commonly used in woodworking, metalworking, construction and DIY. A medical electric saw & drill a medical tool,domestic medical electric saw, medical electric drill and Medical Electric Saw & Drill machines have been used in orthopedic surgeries in Brazilian hospitals, for bone drilling. However, it is an electric thermo-sensitive appliance, non-specific for surgical use, not assessed in terms of sterilization efficiency, as well as on potential surgical infections associated to its use.
There is a BRITISH brain surgeon used an inexpensive cordless drill to remove a tumour from a fully conscious woman - and it was even caught on film.
Leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh used a 9.6 volt Bosch medical electric drill– which cost him ￡30 ($65) – to perform the emergency operation on Marian Dolishny's head while travelling through the Ukraine.
UK newspaper the Daily Telegraph reported that Mr Marsh was unable to find a suitable anaesthetist – so his patient was only given a local anaesthetic to cope with the pain.
When the cordless medical electric drill’s battery went flat, Mr Marsh was forced to finish the operation by hand and saved Ms Dolishny's life, the newspaper said.
Mr Marsh said he kept talking to his patient throughout the surgery to make sure he wasn't causing any brain damage.
"I'm not recommending that we should all use Bosch do-it-yourself drills in England, but it shows how with improvisation you can achieve a lot," Mr Marsh said.
"I couldn't bear to stand by and do nothing."
"A Ukrainian doctor told me I couldn't do anything to help but I wasn't prepared to accept that."
The 58-year-old Londoner travels to the eastern European country twice a year to perform unpaid surgeries.
Documentary-makers from the BBC were following Mr Marsh’s latest visit to the Ukraine at the time of the surgery.