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    1. https://www.medgadget.com/2019/01/arbutus-medicals-new-low-cost-surgical-drillcovers-interview-with-ceo-lawrence-buchan.html
    2. In 2016 they listed their DrillCover System with the FDA and gained Health Canada registration. Today, their products have enabled surgeons to treat an estimated 36,000 patients in 32 countries, and have a goal to reach 50,000 patients in 2019. Buchan was excited to update me on two new products Arbutus has developed.
    3. The platform continues our theme of ‘Frugal Innovation’ – making radically affordable tools with smart design and expert medical engineering.
    4. Both the Canadian Armed Forces and US Army have purchased products for the military setting because the DrillCover system is now the lightest, most packable orthopedic drill on the market, featuring a portable hardware drill and “covers which fold to the size of a pair of socks,”said Buchan. Conventional surgical drills are too heavy and bulky for mobile surgical teams to transport.
    5. Trauma is common among the small Mountain Gorilla population. Accidents, fighting, and injuries caused by snare traps are the main causes – all of which can lead to the loss of a limb or death. In the event Dr Cranfield’s team needs to perform an orthopedic surgery, the DrillCover will go a long way towards mitigating the risk of infection.”

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