Saw Blade Stability And Collet System Mechanism

A surgical cutting blade for cutting bone material when the blade is coupled to a hand-held surgical saw, the cutting blade comprising:

• a first surface comprising a first substantially planar surface portion and a first deformed surface portion;
• a second surface comprising a second substantially planar surface portion parallel to the first substantially planar surface portion and a second deformed surface portion, the distance between the first substantially planar surface portion and the second substantially planar surface portion defining a first thickness;
• the first deformed surface portion having a first peak surface point offset from the first substantially planar surface, the distance between the first peak surface point and the second surface defining a second thickness greater than the first thickness;
• and
• a plurality of cutting teeth at an edge of the first and second planar surfaces.

A set of surgical cutting blades for cutting bone material when a blade is coupled to a handheld surgical saw, the set comprising:

• a first blade extending from a first proximal portion to a first distal portion and having a first proximal thickness between a first upper surface and a first lower surface;
• and
• a second blade extending from a second proximal portion to a second distal portion and having a second proximal thickness between a second upper surface and a second lower surface;
• wherein the first blade includes a first thickness enhancing feature that defines a third proximal thickness and the second blade includes a second thickness enhancing feature that defines a fourth proximal thickness;
• wherein the first thickness is the same as the second thickness;
• wherein the third thickness is greater than the first thickness and the fourth thickness is greater than the second thickness.