Patent ID: 8398578

Claim:
A capsule friendly surgical tool, comprising an elongated shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end and being hollow through a length of the elongated shaft, the distal end terminating into a tip having a curved portion with a porous region and having a base portion free of any pores, the curved portion covers a top of the tip and top of sides of the tip, the base portion covers a bottom of the tip and a bottom of sides of the tip, each of the curved portion and the base portion having a respective height, the respective heights of the curved portion and the base portion together defining a diameter of the tip and being transverse to the length of the elongated shaft, the respective height of the curved portion being greater in dimension than the respective height of the base portion, the tip being smooth and rounded so as to be free of sharp edges, the base portion being flatter than the curved portion, the porous region having pores in fluid communication with the hollow of the elongated shaft, each of the pores of the porous region having a diameter of at most 0.3 millimeters.