Patent ID: 9463028
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A61B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A disposable low cost reamer shaft for a reamer assembly for medical applications, comprising: a. the disposable reamer shaft made from a precision sized rod or tube; b. said rod or tube having attached thereto attachment pieces; c. one end of said rod or tube receiving a first attachment piece forming a first attachment point adapted to fit a modular hollow reamer; d. a second end of said rod or tube receiving a second attachment piece adapted to fit to a chuck of a power drive; and e. a second attachment point formed as a support feature located on said rod or tube at a distance away from said first attachment point, said second attachment point being adapted to fit said modular hollow reamer so that said modular hollow reamer is appointed to be connected to said rod or tube at said first and second attachment points that are displaced from each other in order to align and attach said rod or tube to said modular hollow reamer; whereby the first attachment and the second attachment points of the reamer shaft are appointed to provides precise alignment of a centerline of the reamer shaft with that of the hollow reamer.