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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Shiels, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Seamus Gilhooley, Galway, IE;
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/142 (2016.11);
Abstract
A surgical saw blade for being coupled to a drive hub of a surgical saw assembly. The blade includes an attachment portion configured to be removably coupled to the drive hub and a cutting portion opposite the attachment portion. The cutting portion includes a plurality of teeth. The blade also includes a pivot portion configured to engage a pivot structure of the surgical saw assembly. Additionally, the cutting portion has a follower which engages a blade support of the surgical saw assembly and is configured to limit deflection of the blade during use.