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Coated gall-resistant surgical saw blades
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-01-05
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Granted: 1992-08-04
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Expires: 2010-01-05
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a coated gall-resistant surgical saw blades. One such blade includes longitudinal ribs extending outwardly from the opposed faces thereof which combine to define a total blade thickness greater than the width of the lateral extension of the teeth thereof. The ribs are sized and configured to slidably engage a precision slot in a guide means designed to be used to guide the blade in cutting movements. The interaction between the ribs and the slot prevents engagement of the blade teeth with the slot while reducing the surface area of engagement of the blade with the slot to reduce friction. All disclosed blades are coated with a hard, lubricious, metallic, wear resistant coating which is metallurgically bonded to the metallic surface of a respective blade through a coating process forming a part of the present invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas D. Petersen
- 👤 Kenneth H. Holko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 14:14
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/14; A61B17/142; A61B17/144; A61B17/15; C; C23; C23C; C23C24/00; C23C24/08; C23C24/10; C23C24/103; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/929; Y10T83/9319
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A surgical saw blade for use in conjunction with a precision slot having parallel guiding faces, comprising: a) an elongated body having first and second faces lying in substantially parallel planes and extending substantially the entire length of said elongated body, one of said first and second faces having at least one longitudinal rib protruding outwardly therefrom, the other of said first and second faces having at least two longitudinal ribs protruding outwardly therefrom and laterally staggered with respect to said at least one longitudinal rib; b) said blade having two sides defining the lateral extent of said first and second faces, at least one of said sides having a plurality of teeth thereon, respective adjacent pairs of said teeth defining a first thickness in a direction perpendicular to said substantially parallel planes; c) said first thickness being less than a second thickness defined by the outward extent of opposed said ribs whereby when said blade is inserted in a slot, said parallel guiding faces solely engage said ribs and said teeth are maintained spaced therefrom; d) said first and second faces being coated with a hard, metallic, wear resistant coating.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A surgical saw blade for use in conjunction with a precision slot having parallel guiding faces, comprising: a) an elongated body having first and second faces lying in substantially parallel planes and extending substantially the entire length of said elongated body, one of said first and second faces having at least one longitudinal rib protruding outwardly therefrom, the other of said first and second faces having at least two longitudinal ribs protruding outwardly therefrom and laterally staggered with respect to said at least one longitudinal rib; b) said blade having two sides defining the lateral extent of said first and second faces, at least one of said sides having a plurality of teeth thereon, respective adjacent pairs of said teeth defining a first thickness in a direction perpendicular to said substantially parallel planes; c) said first thickness being less than a second thickness defined by the outward extent of opposed said ribs whereby when said blade is inserted in a slot, said parallel guiding faces solely engage said ribs and said teeth are maintained spaced therefrom; d) said first and second faces being coated with a hard, metallic, wear resistant coating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said one of said first and second faces has at least two said ribs extending outwardly therefrom.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said teeth are formed in a set.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The invention of claim 3, wherein each of said sides has a plurality of teeth thereon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said ribs have flat terminating faces, said ribs being formed by stamping said blade.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said ribs have flat terminating faces and said blade is cast with said ribs formed during casting.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said blade is made of stainless steel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said coating further comprises a nickel based alloy, said alloy including, by weight, at least 75% nickel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The blade of claim 8, wherein said nickel based alloy comprises first and second alloys mixed together and coated on said blade.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The blade of claim 9, wherein said first alloy includes, by weight, approximately 14% Chromium, 0.1% Silicon, 0.2% Iron, 10% Phosphorus and the balance Nickel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The blade of claim 10, wherein said second alloy includes, by weight, approximately 3.5% Silicon, 1.5% Iron, 1.9% Boron and the balance Nickel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The blade of claim 11, wherein said nickel based alloy includes 55-90% of said first alloy and 10-45% of said second alloy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The blade of claim 12, wherein said nickel based alloy includes 80% of said first alloy and 20% of said second alloy.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said body includes a proximal end with a tool engaging shank and a distal end.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The blade of claim 14, wherein said teeth are formed on at least one of said side edges.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The blade of claim 1, wherein said teeth are formed on both of said sides.
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