NASA SBIR SUCCESS STORY Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1997 Phase II

Ultrasonic Drill And Corer

Cybersonics, Inc.

Erie, PA

INNOVATION
    Lightweight, power efficient ultrasonic rock drill and corer
The Drill Can Core Even the hardest Rocks, Such as Granite and Basalt, Without Application of Significant Weight On the Drilling Bit
The drill can core even the hardest rocks,
such as granite and basalt, without application
of significant weight on the drilling bit
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
    • Cybersonics has received a number of government sponsored development contracts for items ranging from a low noise concrete drill to drills for Antarctic exploration
COMMERCIALIZATION
    • Several medical applications currently under development
    • Removing plaque and calcification from soft tissues
    • Cleaning brain shunts in encephalitic patients
 GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
    • Technology under development for NASA small bodies exploration and Mars sample return missions
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Curator: SBIR Support           05/15/06