Patent ID: 8216262

Claim:
A surgical sagittal saw blade comprising: a planar blade body, said blade body having: opposed proximal and distal ends, a longitudinal axis that extends between the ends; and two spaced apart tines that extend distally forward from a location located distal to the blade body proximal end, said tines having a thickness and each said tine having a distal end, wherein, the distal ends of the tines are the distal end of said blade body and, at the distal ends of the tines, between the tines there is a front end opening in the distal end of the body that opens into a void space between the tines proximal to the distal ends of the tines; geometric features integral with the proximal end of said blade body to couple said blade body to a drive head so that said drive head can oscillate the blade body so that the distal end pivots relative to the proximal end; a plurality of teeth that extend forward from of the distal ends of said tines wherein, a plurality of said teeth extend forward from each said tine and the teeth are located on opposed sides of the blade body front end opening; and at least one web that extends between said tines, said web being located proximal to where said teeth extend forward from said tines, said web having a thickness, the thickness of the web being less than the thickness of said tines.