Device and method for gripping medical shaft
US5137517A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/3996
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for gripping a medical shaft such as a guide wire or catheter tube has two operative components: a body member with a longitudinal slot for receiving the shaft and an insert member slidably received in the slot of the body member. The body member and insert member have opposed, generally parallel shaft engagement surfaces which extend longitudinally along the shaft on each side thereof. Moving the insert member longitudinally relative to the body member activates a slide arrangement which moves the opposed surfaces laterally toward one another to grip the shaft therebetween while remaining generally parallel.
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