Saw blade for use in performing a medical procedure

A surgical saw blade configured for oscillatory resection of bone, the saw blade comprising:

• a body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having a mounting portion and a distal portion opposite the mounting portion, the distal portion and the mounting portion formed integrally with one another such that oscillation of the mounting portion results in oscillation of the distal portion, the distal portion having teeth formed on a distal region,
• the mounting portion having a proximal edge and a distal axis opposite the proximal edge, the mounting portion defining a series of apertures including:
• a rear aperture;
• and
• a fore aperture distal to the rear aperture, the fore aperture shaped to retain the saw blade during actuation, wherein the rear and fore aperture each intersects the longitudinal axis of the body of the saw blade;
• and
• a central aperture positioned between the rear aperture and the fore aperture comprising a central proximal end wall, a pair of central side walls, and a central distal end wall, wherein
• the mounting portion includes a peninsula portion extending away from the fore aperture, the peninsula portion configured for retaining the saw blade in a saw blade mount, the peninsula portion being partially surrounded by the rear aperture.

A surgical saw blade configured for oscillatory resection of bone, the saw blade comprising:

• a body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having:
• a mounting portion having a proximal edge, a distal axis opposite the proximal edge, the distal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and positioned less than half a length of the saw blade from the proximal edge, two side edges extending between the distal axis and the proximal edge, and two stop protrusions extending outwardly from the two side edges;
• and
• a distal portion opposite the mounting portion, the distal portion having teeth formed on a distal region, the distal portion and the mounting portion integral with one another such that oscillation of the mounting portion results in oscillation of the distal portion,
• the mounting portion defining a series of apertures including:
• a first aperture shaped to receiving a biasing actuator;
• and
• a second aperture proximal to the first aperture, wherein
• the mounting portion includes a peninsula portion extending away from the first aperture, the peninsula portion partially surrounded by the second aperture and configured for retaining the saw blade in a saw blade mount, and
• the stop protrusions are distal to the first aperture.

A surgical saw blade configured for oscillatory resection of bone, the saw blade comprising:

• a body having a mounting portion and a distal portion opposite the mounting portion;
• the distal portion having teeth formed on a distal region, the body defining a longitudinal axis, the distal portion and the mounting portion are formed integrally with one another such that oscillation of the mounting portion results in oscillation of the distal portion;
• wherein
• the mounting portion defines:
• a central aperture shaped to receive a biasing actuator;
• a rear aperture proximal to the central aperture;
• a first driving portion, having at least one first drive wall proximal to the central aperture, the first drive wall including a first end and a second end, wherein the first end has a first end distance to the longitudinal axis and the second end that is proximal to the first end has a second end distance to the longitudinal axis, the first end distance is greater than the second end distance;
• a second driving portion defined by a fore aperture, the fore aperture being located distal to the central aperture;
• a proximal edge;
• a distal axis opposite the proximal edge, the distal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and positioned less than half a length of the saw blade from the proximal edge;
• and
• two side edges extending between the distal axis and the proximal edge,
• wherein the mounting portion further comprises two stop protrusions extending outwardly from the two side edges, and
• the central, rear, and fore aperture each overlap the longitudinal axis of the body of the saw blade.

A surgical saw blade configured for oscillatory resection of bone, the saw blade comprising:

• a body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having a mounting portion and a distal portion opposite the mounting portion, the distal portion and the mounting portion formed integrally with one another such that oscillation of the mounting portion results in oscillation of the distal portion, the distal portion having teeth formed on a blade head, the mounting portion defining a series of apertures including:
• a first aperture shaped for receiving a biasing actuator;
• and
• a second aperture including a second proximal end and a second distal end opposite the second proximal end, wherein
• the mounting portion includes a peninsula portion extending away from the first aperture and configured for retaining the saw blade in a saw blade mount, the peninsula portion including a tab portion having a tab length extending in a proximal direction from the peninsula portion,
• the tab length is less than a peninsula portion length,
• the peninsula portion is partially surrounded by the second aperture, and
• the peninsula portion defines an area less than an area defined by the second aperture.

A surgical saw blade configured for oscillatory resection of bone, the saw blade comprising:

• a body defining a longitudinal axis, the body having a mounting portion and a distal portion opposite the mounting portion, the distal portion and the mounting portion formed integrally with one another such that oscillation of the mounting portion results in oscillation of the distal portion, the distal portion having teeth formed on a distal region,
• the mounting portion defining a series of apertures including:
• a rear aperture;
• and
• a fore aperture distal to the rear aperture, the fore aperture shaped to retain the saw blade during actuation, wherein the rear and fore aperture each intersects the longitudinal axis of the body of the saw blade, wherein
• the fore aperture includes two fore side walls extending between a fore proximal wall and a fore distal wall, wherein the two fore side walls taper toward the longitudinal axis from the fore proximal wall to the fore distal wall, and
• the mounting portion includes a peninsula portion extending away from the fore aperture, the peninsula portion configured for retaining the saw blade in a saw blade mount, the peninsula portion being partially surrounded by the rear aperture.