ABC7 Chicago Digital TeamThe Hubly drill, a bedside neurosurgical device with automatic features, was used for the first time during a brain operation.Created by Casey Qadir, CEO of Hubly Surgical, and neurosurgeon Dr. Amit Ayer, the "Hubly drill" is a battery-powered device designed to be a faster, safer way to create holes in patient's skulls during emergency operations.
Before this invention, some of the most frequent neurosurgical procedures were performed with a hand crank drill.Qadir joined ABC7 Chicago Monday to explain why it was so important to develop a modernized version of the drill. The device has more user control elements to make it even safer, like a light on the back of the drill that turns colors to measure the amount of force being used.