Medical wire holder
US7204464B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/32
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device can easily and releasably secure a medical wire such as a guidewire or a filter wire. In some instances, such a device can include a wire holding device that may be considered to be disposable. A wire holding device may include a base fixture, a clamp fixture, holding apparatus to hold the clamp fixture to the base fixture, releasing apparatus to release the clamp fixture from the base fixture, and selecting apparatus to select between the holding apparatus and the releasing apparatus.
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