Surgeon's Gigli saw and method
First Claim
1. A surgeon'"'"'s Gigli saw comprising, in combination:
- a cable comprising a plurality of strands twisted together in a first rotational direction;
at least one strand of said cable having been previously twisted along its own axis in the opposite rotational direction from that of said cable; and
each strand comprising a plurality of wires substantially coined together into a generally polygonal cross-sectional shape.
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Abstract
A Gigli saw used by a surgeon to cut bones is constructed of a plurality of round wires which have been deformed in a coining stand so that they form one polygonal shape which in the preferred embodiment is square. This square strand is then twisted along its own axis in a given direction of lay. It is then heat-treated for stress relief and a plurality, such as three, of such strands are twisted together to form a cable. This results in a Gigli saw blade with many cutting edges formed at the edges of the polygon as each such edge is presented at the periphery of the cable. Preferably, the strands have a different number of twists from that of the cable, and are twisted in the opposite direction so that the cutting edges lie at about 5 to 15 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis of the cable. The foregoing abstract is merely a resume of one general application, is not a complete discussion of all principles of operation or applications, and is not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the claimed subject matter.
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27 Claims
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1. A surgeon'"'"'s Gigli saw comprising, in combination:
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a cable comprising a plurality of strands twisted together in a first rotational direction; at least one strand of said cable having been previously twisted along its own axis in the opposite rotational direction from that of said cable; and each strand comprising a plurality of wires substantially coined together into a generally polygonal cross-sectional shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. The method of manufacture of a surgeon'"'"'s Gigli saw comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of individual wires; passing said plurality of wires as a bundle through a coining stand to form a strand of said wires substantially coined into a polygonal cross-sectional shape; twisting at least one of said strands in a first rotational direction; providing a plurality of such strands; and twisting said plurality of strands in the opposite rotational direction into a cable. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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