Device for improving handling of guiding wires
US6176852A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0169
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device (1) is disclosed to improve handling of a catheter guiding wire (6) at its proximal end. The device has a base body (9, 11) with a longitudinal lumen (10) for receiving the guiding wire (6), frictional clamping means for clamping the guiding wire in the longitudinal lumen (10), and an extension (11) shaped as a hollow needle that extends in the direction of the longitudinal lumen (10) and that protrudes at the distal and/or proximal end of the base body and is movable in the longitudinal direction in relation thereto. The hollow needle-shaped extension is preferably telescopically collapsible and the clamping means are arranged at the proximal end of the base body (9) in the longitudinal direction.
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