ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,718, issued on June 24, was assigned to ConMed Corp. (Utica, N.Y.).
"Sheathed surgical saw blade with bearings" was invented by John K. Sieh (Safety Harbor, Fla.) and David Gonzalez (Apollo Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheathed blade assembly for minimizing or preventing contact between the moving interior blade and the exterior sheath. The assembly includes an exterior sheath having a first portion and second portion with an inner lumen therebetween, an interior blade movable within the inner lumen of the exterior sheath, a first pocket within a first surface of the interior blade, and a first ball bearing within the...