Wire inserter and sterile wire pack
US4157714A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T408/9093
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable surgical wire inserting instrument comprising a housing defining a handle, a drive casing and a nose piece removably mounted to said drive casing. The housing holds a source of power electrically connected to a motor both of which are enclosed within the housing. A wire holding tube mounted in the housing is provided with a chuck at one end adapted to grab and fixedly hold an inner chuck of a sterile wire pack inserted in the wire holding tube. Beveled gears connect the motor to the wire holding tube and are adapted to rotate the wire holding tube upon energization of the motor. The sterile wire pack comprises a wire body having a plurality of flats and a cutting tip edge of smaller length than the diameter of the wire. The inner chuck is mounted on the wire body and the wire and chuck are covered with a material covering.
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