ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,926, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INC. (Raynham, Mass.).
"Surgical saw blade" was invented by Stefan Gisler (Oberdorf, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical saw blade has an upper surface and a lower surface, and includes a first end having right and left side edges, where the first end is configured to connect to an oscillating head of a powered saw. The saw blade also has a cutting end; and an elongated shank connecting the first end and the cutting end. The first end of the saw blade may be narrower than the shank, and a stopping surface may connect the first end to the elongated shank...