Deflectable finger connection feature on surgical saw blade

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9603603
APP PUB NO 20150128402A1
SERIAL NO

14599753

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A surgical cutting blade for cutting bone material when the blade is coupled to a hand-held surgical saw includes a distal portion comprising a plurality of cutting teeth, a shank portion adjacent the distal portion, and a proximal portion adjacent the shank portion. The proximal portion may include a longitudinally extending slot having a proximal opening. The slot may be shaped to receive a portion of the surgical saw through the proximal opening. The proximal portion may have a plurality of deflectable fingers respectively separated from a plurality of main body portions by respective gaps. The plurality of deflectable fingers may extend adjacent the longitudinally extending slot, and may deflect into the gaps to increase and decrease a width of a portion of the slot.

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MEDTRONIC PS MEDICAL INC4620 BEACH STREET FORT WORTH TX 76137

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bach, Hung Van Arlington, US 2 22
Blackwell, Walter Raymond Keller, US 2 22
Burnette, Donna J Fort Worth, US 2 22
Chen, Weiguo Bedford, US 37 290
Cihak, Paul Grapevine, US 8 54
Dexter, S Shane Keller, US 15 170
Garadi, Vikram August Fort Worth, US 2 22
Haney, Kevin L Fort Worth, US 2 22
Lopez, Joseph William North Richland Hills, US 2 22
Sherry, R Mitchell Fort Worth, US 10 85
Tidwell, Durrell Burleson, US 9 164
Wang, John Xinghai Fort Worth, US 2 22

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