Patent ID: 11877755
Assignee: STRYKER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. A surgical sagittal saw for use with a blade assembly including a bar, a blade head pivotally mounted to the bar and a connecting member disposed in the bar that oscillates the blade head, said saw comprising:
a handpiece, said handpiece including a head defining a top surface shaped to receive the bar of the blade assembly;
a motor disposed in said handpiece;
at least one drive pin moveably attached to said head and configured to movably engage the connecting member;
a linkage connected between said motor and said at least one drive pin and configured to cause said at least one drive pin to oscillate when said motor is actuated;
a clamp assembly attached to said head for releasably securing the bar of the blade assembly against said top surface of said head so as to releasably hold the bar of the blade assembly in a static state relative to said top surface of said head when said at least one drive pin is oscillated to actuate the connecting member of the blade assembly.