Surgical blade cartridge with a guide bar

A surgical saw blade cartridge, the cartridge comprising:

• a bar including a first plate and an opposed second plate defining a space therebetween and at least one of the plates having an opening to receive a coupling rod for releasable coupling thereto;
• a blade including a base moveably disposed at least in part in the space between the plates of the bar and the blade having one of a body and a head integral with the base that is located outside of the bar, the one of the body and the head having teeth at least as wide as a portion of the bar adjacent the head;
• a drive link extending through the bar that is moveable therein with a proximal end configured for pivotable attachment to a drive component of the saw and a distal end pivotally connected to a pivot link;
• and
• the pivot link being disposed in the bar for pivoting movement within the bar and the distal end of the drive link being pivotally connected to the pivot link to pivot the pivot link and the pivot link is rotatably connected to the blade, wherein the blade is mounted to the bar and the base is connected to the pivot link.

A surgical saw blade cartridge, the cartridge comprising;

• a bar having an opening to receive a coupling rod of a saw for releasable connection to the saw;
• a blade including a base moveably disposed in the bar and a head integral with the base, the head having teeth located outside of the bar, the teeth able to cut living tissue and having a width at least as wide as a portion of the bar adjacent the head;
• and
• a drive link extending through the bar that is moveable therein with a proximal end configured for pivotable attachment to a drive component of the saw and a distal end pivotally connected to a pivot link connected to the blade, wherein:
• the bar is formed with a void internal to the bar;
• the base is seated in the void wherein the base can move within the void;
• and
• the pivot link is disposed in the bar for a pivoting movement within the bar;
• and
• the pivot link and the blade are connected together so that pivoting the pivot link oscillates the blade.