Patent ID: 8998887
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical instrument for removing tissue comprising: an elongate body, a tool shaft coupled to a distal end of said elongate body, said tool shaft being rotatable, a motorized drive for rotating said tool shaft, said motorized drive being housed in said elongate body and connected to a power connection, a connection being coupled to a proximate end of said elongate body, said connection being configured for supplying a vacuum to the inside of said tool shaft; said tool shaft being configured for removing said tissue by suction; a handle projecting laterally from said elongate body, when mounted at said elongate body said handle being a separable component and not a part of said elongate body, wherein said handle is fastened in a detachable manner to said body, and wherein said elongate body is shaped in that it can be ergonomically gripped in the manner of a rod when said handle is detached, said tool shaft can be rotated by said motorized drive when said handle is detached.