A surgical cutting device , comprising: a first housing having a fluid impervious outer wall that encloses a motor ; a second housing having at least one shaft (21; 22) extending distally therefrom with a cutting tool (28; 29) disposed on a distal end of at least one of the shafts, the second housing having a fluid flow path extending therethrough and in fluid communication with a lumen (23; 24) disposed in at least one of the shafts; a first seal ; and a second seal configured to form a fluid tight seal around a hub assembly associated with the second housing; wherein a distal portion of the first housing being removably coupled within a portion of the second housing such that the outer wall of the first housing is proximate to the fluid flow path of the second housing, and wherein the fluid flow path includes a reservoir portion disposed substantially adjacent to at least a portion of the motor and wherein the second housing comprises an elongate opening configured to receive the first housing, the opening forming an angle with a longitudinal axis extending through the shaft having the lumen disposed therein; characterized in that : the first housing comprises a mating surface at a distal end thereof, the mating surface being configured to mate with a complementary mating surface at a proximal end of the second housing; the first seal is disposed between the mating surface of the first housing and the mating surface of the second housing; the second seal is coupled to the first seal; and the elongate opening of the second housing is elliptical. a first housing having a fluid impervious outer wall that encloses a motor ; a second housing having at least one shaft (21; 22) extending distally therefrom with a cutting tool (28; 29) disposed on a distal end of at least one of the shafts, the second housing having a fluid flow path extending therethrough and in fluid communication with a lumen (23; 24) disposed in at least one of the shafts; a first seal ; and a second seal configured to form a fluid tight seal around a hub assembly associated with the second housing; wherein a distal portion of the first housing being removably coupled within a portion of the second housing such that the outer wall of the first housing is proximate to the fluid flow path of the second housing, and wherein the fluid flow path includes a reservoir portion disposed substantially adjacent to at least a portion of the motor and wherein the second housing comprises an elongate opening configured to receive the first housing, the opening forming an angle with a longitudinal axis extending through the shaft having the lumen disposed therein; characterized in that : the first housing comprises a mating surface at a distal end thereof, the mating surface being configured to mate with a complementary mating surface at a proximal end of the second housing; the first seal is disposed between the mating surface of the first housing and the mating surface of the second housing; the second seal is coupled to the first seal; and the elongate opening of the second housing is elliptical. the first housing comprises a mating surface at a distal end thereof, the mating surface being configured to mate with a complementary mating surface at a proximal end of the second housing; the first seal is disposed between the mating surface of the first housing and the mating surface of the second housing; the second seal is coupled to the first seal; and the elongate opening of the second housing is elliptical. <EOS>