Patent ID: 8444647

Claim:
A sagittal surgical blade, said blade including: a bar, said bar shaped for releasable attachment to a surgical sagittal saw, said bar having: opposed proximal and distal ends, each end having a width; opposed outer faces; sides that extend between the ends wherein, forward of the proximal end, at least one of the sides extends laterally outwardly so that forward of the proximal end, a portion of said bar has a width greater than the width at the proximal end of said bar and immediately rearward of the distal end, said bar has a distal section with a constant side-to-side width; a proximal section opening located forward of the proximal end of said blade that extends between the opposed outer faces of said blade; and a thickness; a blade head, said blade head having: a base disposed in said bar so as to pivot in said bar; and a crown integral with said base that extends distal from said base so as to extend forward of the distal end of said bar, said crown having teeth and a thickness sufficient so that a kerf cut by said crown is able to receive the distal end of said bar; and at least one drive link mounted in said bar for reciprocal movement within said bar, said drive link having a proximal end with a foot for releasably receiving a drive member integral with the surgical sagittal saw to which said bar is attached that is capable of reciprocating said drive link, said foot being disposed in the proximal section opening of said bar wherein the proximal section opening and said foot are collectively shaped so that said foot can engage in reciprocal movement within the proximal section opening and a distal end that is coupled to said blade head base so that the reciprocation of said drive link by the saw drive member causes said blade head base to pivot.