ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,410, issued on March 24, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Ltd. (Carrigtwohill, Ireland).
"Surgical sagittal blade cartridge" was invented by Seamus Gilhooley (Athenry, Ireland), Greg McEwan (Mattawan, Mich.), Paul Shiels (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Jason Karl Otto (Sioux Falls, S.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical sagittal saw cartridge that includes a guide bar formed from an inner plate and opposed outer plates. The cartridge has a blade that extends distally from the guide bar, the blade comprising a blade head including a plurality of teeth. The plurality of teeth may include a combination of pilot teeth and bas...