Surgical systems and tools for moving energy applicators in superimposed modes

A surgical system for use in cutting tissue in a sagittal plane, said surgical system comprising:

• a saw blade configured to engage tissue in the sagittal plane, said saw blade comprising a blade body extending between a proximal blade end and a distal blade end, a retention mount formed in said blade body adjacent to said proximal blade end, and teeth formed at said distal blade end to engage tissue within the sagittal plane;
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• a surgical tool to move said saw blade in the sagittal plane, said surgical tool comprising:
• a handpiece body,
• a carrier operatively attached to said handpiece body, said carrier configured for oscillating movement about a pivot axis,
• a retainer operatively attached to said carrier for concurrent oscillating movement about said pivot axis, said retainer configured to releasably engage said retention mount of said saw blade to secure said saw blade in the sagittal plane relative to said handpiece body,
• an actuator coupled to said handpiece body, said actuator configured to selectively oscillate said carrier relative to said handpiece body such that said retainer and said saw blade pivot back and forth about said pivot axis within the sagittal plane, and
• an ultrasonic transducer operatively attached to said handpiece body, said ultrasonic transducer configured to selectively generate ultrasonic energy to resonate said saw blade such that said teeth at said distal blade end reciprocate proximally and distally within the sagittal plane.