A low cost disposable spherical hollow reamer for medical applications
includes a reusable shaft and a disposable spherical hollow reamer. The
hollow reamer is thin sheet metal with 0.125 mm to 0.812 mm thickness and
has plurality of cutters and apertures that extend through its thickness.
The shaft has a proximal end for attachment to a drill and a distal
precision threaded screw end. The spherical hollow reamer has welded
first plate in its interior with a precision threaded aperture engaging
with the threaded end of the reusable shaft. The spherical hollow reamer
has a welded second plate with a central precision aperture that slides
over the shaft external surface. The threaded attachment and sliding fit
attachment provides wobble free reaming action. The welded second plate
in combination with the interior surface of the spherical hollow reamer
forms enclosed space for capturing bone fragment and bone cement debris.