Claims
- 1. A bone saw blade which is cylindrically curved about an axis of curvature,
- said blade having bone-cutting teeth along an edge thereof for cutting when said blade is reciprocated in a direction parallel to said axis of curvature,
- said blade having a shank member attached to it which is parallel to said axis of curvature.
- 2. The blade of claim 1 wherein said shank is in line with said teeth.
- 3. The blade of claim 1 wherein said edge is straight, parallel to said axis of curvature.
- 4. The blade of claim 1 wherein said shank has a non-circular section which prevents said shank from turning with respect to a guide through which said shank extends in use.
- 5. The blade of claim 1 wherein said blade has an untoothed portion along said edge, between said teeth and said shank.
- 6. The blade of claim 5 further including a limiting stop affixed to said blade between said untoothed portion and said teeth, said stop preventing said teeth from cutting a guide.
- 7. The blade of claim 6 wherein said stop is U-shaped and is secured on said edge.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of my co-pending application Ser. No. 308,257, filed Feb. 8, 1989, titled "Arcuate Osteotomy Blade, Blade Guide, and Cutting Method," now U.S. Pat. No. 4,952,214, which was a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 841,948, titled "The X-Osteoguide, and Arcuate Bone Cutters," filed Mar. 20, 1986, now abandoned, which was in turn a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 721,640, titled "Arcuate Bone Cutter and Wedge Guide System," filed Apr. 10, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,708,133, issued Nov. 24, 1987 and also a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 06/749,475, filed June 27, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,664,102.
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The Osteoguide System, J. E. Comparetto, Comparetto Ideas, Inc. |
Divisions (1)
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Feb 1989 |
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Continuation in Parts (2)
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