Patent ID: 8636739

Claim:
A surgical saw for cutting bone via reciprocating motion, comprising: a shaft having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the shaft is configured to reciprocate along the longitudinal axis; a first saw blade fixed proximate the first end of the shaft; and a second saw blade fixed proximate the first end of the shaft parallel to the first saw blade; the first saw blade include a first side facing a first side of the second saw blade, with a gap between the first side of the first saw blade and the first side of the second saw blade; the first saw blade including a plurality of teeth; the second saw blade including a plurality of teeth; wherein at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth of the first saw blade is angled towards the second saw blade and at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth of the second saw blade is angled towards the first saw blade; wherein the first and second blades are fixed to the shaft such that the first and second blades reciprocate parallel to the longitudinal axis with the shaft.