Safety apparatus
AssigneesMaryanne MARIYASELVAM, Peter Jeffrey YOUNG, Venner Medical Technologies SA
InventorPeter Jeffrey YOUNG
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Abstract
A safety apparatus is provided for use in a procedure comprising at least first and second devices, wherein the first device and second device are for use in a medical procedure. The apparatus includes a disabling mechanism that is adapted to releasably retain and thereby prevent use of the said second device until release by a release procedure using the first device. A method is provided of carrying out a procedure comprising the steps of using the first device, applying the first device to a disabling mechanism to release the second device, and using the second device.
Claims21
A safety apparatus for use in a procedure comprising at least first and second devices, wherein the first device and second device are for use in a medical procedure, the apparatus comprising a disabling mechanism that is adapted to releasably retain and thereby prevent use of the second device until release by a release procedure using the first device, wherein the disabling mechanism comprises a channel dimensioned to accommodate the first device, wherein the first device is a guide wire.
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