Patent · US Active

Control instrument

US10709484B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael Guetlin · Gossau, CH
Sarah Mueller · Miami, US
Janick Daniel Stucki · Bern, CH

Key dates

Filing date	May 4, 2018
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 8, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/8897
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A control instrument 100 for a guidewire comprising a first component moveable from a first position, in which the guidewire can move axially relative to the first component, to a second position in which the guidewire is fixed relative to the first component and a second, rotatable, component, wherein rotation of the second component causes the first component to move axially, only when the first component is in its second position, thereby moving the guidewire move axially.

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