Patent ID: 7033169
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: A61D,B24B

Abstract:
1. A variable tool for use in veterinary procedures; said tool including: a handle having first and second ends, said first end engageable with a drive means; a shaft having first and second ends, said first end of said shaft being mounted within said handle and, in use, rotatable by said drive means; a housing secured to said second end of said handle and having a free end extending towards said second end of said shaft; a burr portion releasably engageable with and extending away from said second end of said shaft; a connection means disposed within the housing and adapted to quickly and releaseably connect said burr portion coaxially to said second end of said shaft such that said burr portion is removable from said shaft without removal of the housing from said handle; wherein said connection means includes mating complimentary engagement formations on said burr portion and said second end of said shaft for engagement therebetween; and wherein said connection means includes a locking assembly to lock together said mating complimentary engagement formations.