Patent ID: 8936597
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: A61B,B23D,B27B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A surgical cutting blade for cutting bone material when the blade is coupled to a hand-held surgical saw, the cutting blade comprising: a distal portion comprising a plurality of cutting teeth; an elongated shank portion adjacent the distal portion; and a proximal portion adjacent the elongated shank portion, the proximal portion comprising a main body portion with first and second gaps and a longitudinally extending slot having a proximal opening, the first and second gaps forming first and second deflectable fingers forming corresponding edges of the slot, the slot being shaped to receive a portion of the surgical saw through the proximal opening, wherein the first and second fingers elastically deflect apart and into the gaps to increase a width of a portion of the slot to receive the portion of the surgical saw and deflect back to a neutral position to engage the portion of the surgical saw.