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

Claim 4:
5. The surgical sagittal saw of claim 1, further comprising a drive shaft rotatably connected to said head and configured to rotate within said head, said drive shaft having an axis of rotation;
wherein said linkage is connected between said output shaft of said motor and said drive shaft to, upon rotation of said output shaft, oscillate said drive shaft around the axis of rotation of said drive shaft; and
wherein said at least one drive pin comprises two drive pins and each of said drive pins is attached to said drive shaft on opposed sides of the axis of rotation of said drive shaft above said receiving surface of said head so that, when said drive shaft oscillates, each of said drive pins engages in an arcuate path of travel above the receiving surface of said head.