CPC A61B 17/162 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1617 (2013.01); A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 17/1624 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A method for locking a surgical tool to a handpiece, comprising:
attaching the surgical tool to a locking member before inserting the surgical tool into the handpiece;
linearly inserting the surgical tool and the locking member into the handpiece; and
locking the surgical tool and the locking member to the handpiece by only rotating the surgical tool and the locking member in the handpiece, wherein attaching the surgical tool to the locking member includes receiving the surgical tool into a radially expandable slot defined in the locking member.
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