Patent ID: 8535316

Claim:
A reamer for medical applications, comprising: a. a shaft portion having an elongated body with a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end having a coupling portion appointed for attachment of said reamer to a drilling device, said proximal end having a threaded portion; and b. a disposable hollow cutter assembly comprising: 1. a cylindrical disposable hollow cutter sleeve portion having an outer surface and a hollow construction forming a hollow interior space adapted to collect bone debris, said disposable hollow cutter sleeve portion further comprising a plurality of cutting teeth and a plurality of apertures on said outer surface leading into said hollow interior space; and 2. a non-cutting pilot tip having a threaded inner surface and being attached to said disposable hollow cutter sleeve portion; 3. said disposable hollow cutter assembly being adapted to slide over said proximal end of said elongated body and extend over a portion of said elongated body thereof, thereby enabling said non-cutting pilot tip to be threaded with said threaded portion of said proximal end of said shaft portion; 4. said plurality of apertures being adapted to remove bone debris from said outer surface of said hollow cutter sleeve portion to be collected within said hollow interior space within said cutter sleeve.