SURGICAL SAGITTAL SAW WITH INDEXING HEAD AND TOOLLESS BLADE COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR ACTUATING AN OSCILLATING TIP SAW BLADE AND OSCILLATING TIP SAW BLADE WITH SELF CLEANING HEAD

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#$%^&*AU2019203873A120190620.pdf#####H:InterwovnNRPortblDCCPLW18904484_l.docx-3/06/2019 - 62ABSTRACT A surgical saw blade, said saw blade comprising an elongated blade bar, said blade bar having opposed proximal and distal sections, the proximal section shaped so that the blade bar can be releasably statically secured to a powered surgical saw, said blade bar having at a distal end a primary opening that opens into a void space within said bar, and at least one second opening that is spaced proximally away from the primary opening; a blade head, said blade head having: a base that is pivotally mounted in said blade bar distal section void space; and a crown integral with the base that extends through and out of the blade bar primary opening, the crown being formed with teeth, wherein said base and said crown both have a thickness and the thickness of said crown is greater than the thickness of the base to allow the insertion of said blade bar into a kerf cut by the blade head; at least one drive rod that is moveably disposed in said blade bar, said at least one drive rod having a distal end located adjacent said blade head base and a proximal end configured to engage a drive member integral with the surgical saw, said at least one drive rod having a thickness that allows said drive rod to move with said blade bar; and at least one finger that extends above said at least one drive rod and above a surface of said blade head base, wherein said finger is connected to both said at least one drive rod and said blade base to pivotally connect said blade head base to said drive rod and said finger is seated in the blade bar second opening.1/41 0%