ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,054, issued on April 14, was assigned to SYNTHES GMBH (Oberdorf, Switzerland).
"Hybrid saw blade" was invented by Steffan Gisler (Zuchwil, Switzerland) and Bruno Alessandri (Zuchwil, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A saw blade includes a blade body having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the blade body is at least partially comprised of a first composite material or a metal; a cutting edge on a distal end of the blade body; and a coupling configured to connect the blade body to a handpiece adapted to oscillate the blade body. The saw blade may include: a first inlay portion and a second inlay portion, where the...