US 12,446,894 B1
Saw blade for use in performing a medical procedure
Peter Hans Bensel, Kalamazoo, MI (US); Matteo Nicolasi, County Cork (IE); Stephen Isham, Mattawan, MI (US); and Samuel David Dayton, Kalamazoo, MI (US)
Assigned to Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill (IE)
Filed by Stryker European Operations Limited, Carrigtwohill (IE)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/186,213.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/14 (2006.01); B23D 49/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/142 (2016.11) [B23D 49/002 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical saw blade configured for oscillatory resection of bone, the saw blade comprising:
a body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having a mounting portion and a distal portion opposite the mounting portion, the distal portion and the mounting portion formed integrally with one another such that oscillation of the mounting portion results in oscillation of the distal portion, the distal portion having teeth formed on a blade head, the mounting portion defining a series of apertures including:
a first aperture shaped for receiving a biasing actuator; and
a second aperture including a second proximal end and a second distal end opposite the second proximal end, wherein
the mounting portion includes a peninsula portion extending away from the first aperture and configured for retaining the saw blade in a saw blade mount, the peninsula portion comprising two side walls and an arcuate end wall extending between the two side walls,
the peninsula portion is partially surrounded by the second aperture, and
the peninsula portion defines an area less than an area defined by the second aperture.