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System, apparatus, and method for cutting bone during an orthopaedic surgical procedure

US8608745B2 · kind B2 · utility

1,612Cited by

35References

21Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jose F. Guzman · Warsaw, US
Gordon Dodds · Straubing, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2008
Grant date	Dec 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/0801
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A bone saw tool includes a bone saw and a bone saw blade assembly. The bone saw blade assembly includes a bone saw blade and a bone saw blade guard. The bone saw blade guard is movable to an extended position to reduce the cutting effectiveness of the bone saw blade and/or the maximum cutting depth of the bone saw blade. The bone saw may be configured to activate the bone saw blade guard in response to a signal received from a computer system when the bone saw is moved outside a predetermined cutting region.

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