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Surgical saw blade having at least one pair of opposed teeth shaped as right triangles

US7901424B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Synvasive Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Henry H. Fletcher · Cameron Park, US
Michael G. Fisher · Blieskastel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2008
Grant date	Mar 8, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 2, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/14
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cutting saw blade for use with an oscillatory power tool used in surgical bone cutting procedures including a blade having a distal end provided with teeth whose tips are located on a tangent line perpendicular to the long axis of the blade. The teeth are configured substantially as right triangles with their hypotenuses facing either towards the center of the blade or away from the center of the blade. A central tooth can be optionally provided. The surgical saw blade may have a distal end having at least one pair of teeth configured to be adjacent to each other and each of the pair of teeth is configured as a right triangle each having a hypotenuse which is oriented at least one of towards and away from the centrally positioned long axis.

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