A method of cleaning bone stock with an assembly comprising a cleaning head (56) and a base unit (52) is described. The base unit comprises a motor (54) for driving the cleaning head. Said method comprises the steps of coupling the cleaning head to the base unit； reading data in a memory (126) of the base unit； configuring a control console (66) based on recognition that the base unit is attached thereto； reading out data from a memory (270) of the cleaning head； configuring the assembly for actuating the cleaning head according to a sequence of instructions； and actuating the motor according to the sequence of instructions to remove the soft tissue and clean the bone stock.
