Patent ID: 8314605

Claim:
A medical treatment device, comprising: a drive unit configured to drive one of a plurality of different tools at a time, each of the different tools being detachably connectable to the treatment device; and a tool recognition device configured to recognize which of the different tools is connected to the treatment device, wherein the tool recognition device comprises a coil and an evaluation unit, wherein the coil is connectable to an AC voltage source and wherein the coil is inductively couplable to each of the different tools, so that a specific AC voltage signal is generated for each of the different tools, wherein each of the specific AC voltage signals is associated with the respective tool by the evaluation unit, and wherein the drive unit comprises a vibration generator that can be supplied with a driving energy that is tailored to each of the different tools as a function of the tool that is connected to the treatment device and is recognized by the tool recognition device.