Coupling wire guide
AssigneeCook Incorporated
InventorJeffry S. Melsheimer
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Abstract
A coupling wire guide structured to be slidably coupled to a previously introduced wire guide. The coupling wire guide includes a main body having a distal section. The distal section includes an outer wire disposed over a safety wire. A loop wire is connected to the safety wire at two axially spaced points. At least a portion of the loop wire is positioned outside of the outer wire to define a loop area sized to receive the previously introduced wire guide.
Claims16
A coupling wire guide for coupling to a previously introduced wire guide during intracorporeal procedures, the coupling wire guide comprising:
- a main body having a distal section including an outer wire coiled around a safety wire;
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- a loop wire directly connected to the main body at two axially spaced points proximate the distal section to define a loop area extending between the two axially spaced points, the loop area sized to receive the previously introduced wire guide, the loop wire projecting through adjacent winds of the coiled outer wire.
A coupling wire guide for coupling to a previously introduced wire guide during intracorporeal procedures, the coupling wire guide comprising:
- a main body having a distal section;
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- the distal section including an outer wire coiled around a safety wire, the safety wire connected to an end cap defining a distal tip of the coupling wire guide, an end portion of the safety wire projecting radially outwardly from the distal tip and then extending proximally along the outside of the outer wire to define a loop area proximal to the distal tip and sized to receive the previously introduced wire guide, an end of the safety wire positioned inside the outer wire and connected to the safety wire wherein the safety wire projects through adjacent winds of the coiled outer wire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.