Surgical tool attachment devices, systems, and methods

A method of securing a surgical tool to a surgical instrument, the surgical tool comprising a shaft having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the surgical instrument configured to secure to a surgical handpiece, the method comprising:

• obtaining a locking adapter, the locking adapter comprising:
• a first leg having a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
• a second leg having a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end,
• wherein the third end of the second leg is connected to the second end of the first leg;
• a first coupling portion connected to first end of the first leg and comprising a first hole;
• and
• a second coupling portion connected to the fourth end of the second leg and comprising a second hole;
• aligning the first hole of the first coupling portion with the second hole of the second coupling portion;
• positioning a first portion of the surgical instrument within the first and second holes of the first and second coupling portions of the locking adapter;
• releasing the locking adapter thereby securing the locking adapter to the portion of the surgical instrument due to a physical engagement between the locking adapter and the surgical instrument;
• and
• securing the second end of the surgical tool to the first coupling portion.

A locking adapter configured to removably attach a surgical tool to a surgical handpiece unit, the locking adapter comprising:

• a first leg, the first leg comprising a free end with a first receiving region;
• a second leg, the second leg comprising a free end with a second receiving region;
• a biased apex that connects the first leg and the second leg such that the first leg and the second leg are resiliently movable relative to each other;
• a tool engaging region configured to receive a surgical tool;
• the locking adapter configured such that:
• in response to a force being applied against the bias of the apex to the first and second legs, the locking adapter transitions from a rest state in which the first and second receiving regions are misaligned to an energized state in which the first and second receiving regions are aligned, thereby permitting the surgical instrument to be longitudinally inserted into the first and second receiving regions;
• and
• in response to the force being removed from the first and second legs, the adapter automatically pinches the surgical instrument between the first leg and the second leg, thereby securely coupling the locking adapter to the surgical instrument.