Patent ID: 8931388
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cutting tool for use with a handpiece, the handpiece including a drive shaft, the cutting tool comprising: a one-piece outer tubular member extending from a proximal end of the outer tubular member to a distal end of the outer tubular member, the outer tubular member including a cutting window formed within the distal end of the outer tubular member and a first magnet directly attached to the outer tubular member, the first magnet being a single magnet; and a one-piece inner tubular member extending from a proximal end of the outer tubular member to a distal end of the outer tubular member and including a hub and a second magnet directly attached to the inner tubular member, the inner tubular member slidably disposed within the outer tubular member, the inner tubular member physically attached to and mechanically driven by the driveshaft during use of the tool with the handpiece, wherein a force is created between the first magnet and the second magnet when the inner tubular member is slidably disposed within the outer tubular member.