ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,927, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC (Portage, Mich.).

"Surgical saw system including a reciprocating saw blade cartridge" was invented by Conor MacAnTuile (Muine Bheag, Ireland), David Tallon (Shanagarry, Ireland) and David S. Goldenberg (Mattawan, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical saw system including a saw, a blade cartridge and an attachment. The saw including a housing and a reciprocating shaft. The blade cartridge that may be removably coupled to the saw includes a bar and a rack. The bar includes a first holding feature. The rack is moveably disposed within the bar and...