US 12,336,718 B2
Sheathed surgical saw blade with bearings
John K. Sieh, Safety Harbor, FL (US); and David Gonzalez, Apollo Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to ConMed Corporation, Utica, NY (US)
Filed by ConMed Corporation, Utica, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/486,280.
Application 18/486,280 is a continuation of application No. 16/977,345, granted, now 11,812,973, previously published as PCT/US2019/020677, filed on Mar. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/724,914, filed on Aug. 30, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/639,040, filed on Mar. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0050101 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/142 (2016.11) [A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0084 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sheathed blade assembly, comprising:
an exterior sheath having a top portion and a bottom portion with an inner lumen therebetween;
an interior blade movable within the inner lumen of the exterior sheath;
a ball bearing within the inner lumen of the exterior sheath; wherein the ball bearing creates a clearance amount between the interior blade and at least one of the top portion and the bottom portion of the exterior sheath; and
a first plurality of cutouts extending through the top portion, wherein the first plurality of cutouts provide access to the interior blade through the top portion.