What's this medical tool?

[Maker]

Was given this today, the cable had broken inside so it was binned, new cable and it's mine now.

At first glance it's some sort of drill thing with a bayonet shank but it's not.


The geared motor turns a crank which makes shaft in the centre of the bayonet reciprocate.

That's the back of the shaft, the C shaped bit is what moves and it's undercut (hard to see with the lighting) so clearly a tool is slid into the front and twisted to lock in place.

All the metal is stainless and the motor is held in with a big stiff circlip and a couple of viton O-rings. Presumably this means the whole thing (Cable was silicone and well sealed at each end) can go in an autoclave to be sterilized.

Any idea what it's for?

 

[angellonewolf]

dentist drill ?

edit prob not looks to big tool for drilling bones in operating theator

 

[Hood]

Bone chisel of some sort?

 

[waddycall]

What’s that yellowy brown stuff inside?

 

[Hood]

Maybe even just a saw.

 

[Maker]

What’s that yellowy brown stuff inside?

Hopefully glue.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

What’s that yellowy brown stuff inside?

Bone marrow.....

 

[EBME2]

Plaster saw for cutting plaster casts off, the reciprocating action means it doesn’t cut flesh if they go to far?

 

[Wozzaaah]

Cast cutter offer?

 

[rtbcomp]

Plaster saw for cutting plaster casts off, the reciprocating action means it doesn’t cut flesh if they go to far?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_saw

That's my favourite

 

[Robotstar5]

Plaster saw for cutting plaster casts off, the reciprocating action means it doesn’t cut flesh if they go to far?

We used to use one for cutting crash helmets off motorsports casualties and as part of the training we had know what it was like by having an old helmet cut off your head, it's very noisy.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

cast saws look different.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pla...jtbcAhUIWxoKHbNaA4sQ_AUICygC&biw=1366&bih=611

 

[Maker]

Plaster saws oscillate (Like a MultiMaster) so the edge of the saw moves a few mm at most, this reciprocates by about half an inch.

I like the saw idea though, I might try to make a fitting for it to hold a hacksaw blade.

 

[bigegg]

im sure that exmrsegg were shown one of those by the surgeon who was going to do her knee replacement.

bone saw.

 

[Hopefuldave]

Doesn't look like a bone saw, they have to go through autoclaves so they're usually all metal construction?

Dave H. (the other one)

 

[Wozzaaah]

Plaster saws oscillate (Like a MultiMaster) so the edge of the saw moves a few mm at most, this reciprocates by about half an inch.

I like the saw idea though, I might try to make a fitting for it to hold a hacksaw blade.

The (missing) head would probably be geared down.

 

[postie jon]

used in orthopedics

 

[Farside]

Next cast I have to cut off, I'll just use my Lidl Multi-tool.

 

[thinfourth]

Bum probe?

 

[Maker]

I dread to think what you're saying fits on the end.