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US 2022/0087690 A1Published application
System, apparatus, and method for cutting bone during an orthopaedic surgical procedure
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsJose F. Guzman, Gordon Dodds
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to orthopaedic surgical tools used to cut and/or resect a bone of a patient during an orthopaedic surgical procedure such as, for example, a joint replacement procedure.
Claims1
A bone saw blade assembly for use with a bone saw, the bone saw blade assembly comprising:
- a bone saw blade having a mounting end configured to be coupled with a chuck of the bone saw and a cutting end having a number of cutting teeth;
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- a bone saw blade guard coupled to the bone saw blade and movable with respect to the bone saw blade from a retracted position to an extended position, the bone saw blade guard reducing the cutting effectiveness of the bone saw blade when located in the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.