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

Claim 6:
7. A surgical sagittal saw for use with a blade assembly including a bar, a blade head mounted to a connecting member and configured to oscillate at a distal end of the bar, said saw comprising:
a head defining a top surface shaped to receive the bar of the blade assembly;
at least one drive pin at least partially disposed above said receiving surface and configured to movably engage the connecting member;
a linkage connected to said at least one drive pin and configured to cause said at least one drive pin to oscillate;
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 oscillate the blade head.