Surgical saw

Claim 1

In a surgical saw having a handpiece, a chuck on said handpiece and drive means for effecting reciprocating movement of said chuck axially thereof, the combination comprising: elongated, relatively thin blade means having sidewardly offset saw teeth along one lengthwise edge thereof and an integral offset portion extending lengthwise of said blade means throughout the length thereof and disposed intermediate between and spaced from the lengthwise edges thereof, the overall thickness of said blade means, as measured across the offset portion, being no greater than the thickness as measured transversely across the offset toothed edge; said offset portion being of a shallow V-shaped configuration and projecting outwardly of said blade means from only one side thereof, the other side of said blade means having a shallow groove formed therein as defined within said offset portion, said offset portion and the remaining portions of said blade means, except for the toothed edge, being of a substantially uniform material thickness; and shank means rigidly and fixedly secured to one end of said blade means and projecting longitudinally thereof, said shank means having an enlarged portion provided with a slot extending threacross, and said one end of said blade means being snugly disposed within said slot and fixedly connected to said enlarged portion, said shank means being engageable by said chuck whereby said blade means can be reciprocated lengthwise thereof by said drive means.