Guidewire exit tool
US7264001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/09116
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guidewire exit tool includes a pin that is insertable into a guidewire channel of a rapid exchange-type catheter. The pin has at least one tapered end that urges a guidewire out of a slit in guidewire channel. In one embodiment the exit tool has an oval handle that is angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the pin such that the tool can be easily grasped and moved along the guidewire channel.
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