Surgical saw blade coupler
CA 2502835 A1 · Owner: Stryker Instruments · Inventors: Gant, Andrew
Overview
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A surgical saw blade coupler (10) for removably holding a surgical saw blade (12). The surgical saw blade (12) may be of various shaped and sizes including, but not limited to straight or crescentic. The surgical saw blade coupler (10) includes a cap (18), a pin (20) and a driver (22). The driver (22) is rotatably coupled to a motor within a housing (14). The cap (18) and the pin (20) form a slot (44) which receives a first end (58) of the surgical saw blade (12). The cap (18) and the pin (20) also form a groove for receiving a back edge (74) of the surgical saw blade (12). The surgical saw blade coupler (10) is moveable between and open position in which the surgical saw blade (12) …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed November 4, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 4, 2023.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by November 4, 2025.
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