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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2020
Stryker European Operations Holdings Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A surgical saw blade cartridge includes a bar, a blade and a drive link. The bar includes a first plate and an opposed second plate defining a space therebetween, and an opening in at least one of the plates for releasable connection to a saw. The blade includes a base moveably disposed in the space between the plates and a head integral with the base located outside of the bar. The head has teeth at least as wide as a portion of the bar adjacent the head. The drive link extends through the bar and is moveable therein with a proximal end configured for attachment to a drive component of the saw and a distal end connected to either the base of the blade or a pivot link. The bar includes a structural member adjacent the head that extends forward of the head.