Wire guide torque device
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorJerry A. Shelton
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Abstract
A wire guide torque device includes a handle member having a proximal end and a distal end wherein a groove extends between the proximal end and the distal end of the handle member for inserting a wire guide. A retaining ring is rotatably disposed on the proximal end of the handle member for securing the wire guide inside the groove along the proximal end of the handle member. A lever is slidably disposed in the distal end of the handle member for securing the wire guide inside the groove along the distal end of the handle member. The device further includes a pin having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is engaged with the lever and the second end is engaged with the handle member.
Claims25
A wire guide torque device, comprising:
- a handle member having a proximal end and a distal end wherein a groove extends between the proximal end and the distal end of the handle member for inserting a wire guide;
- a retaining ring rotatably disposed on the proximal end of the handle member at a proximal end position and configured to be rotatably maintained within a proximal channel and the retaining ring rotatable about an axis at the proximal end position from an open position to a closed position, the closed position configured for laterally securing the wire guide inside the groove along the proximal end of the handle member;
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- a lever slidably disposed in the distal end of the handle member, the lever configured for longitudinally securing the wire guide inside the groove along the distal end of the handle member relative to the handle member.
A method of maneuvering a wire guide, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a wire guide torque device comprising a handle member having a proximal end and a distal end wherein a groove extends between the proximal end and the distal end of the handle member for inserting a wire guide;
- providing a retaining ring rotatably disposed on the proximal end of the handle member at a proximal end position and configured to be rotatably maintained within a proximal channel and the retaining ring rotatable about the proximal end position from an open position to a closed position, the closed position configured for laterally securing the wire guide inside the groove along the proximal end of the handle member, the retaining ring comprising a gap portion;
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- providing a lever slidably disposed in the distal end of the handle member, the lever configured for longitudinally securing the wire guide inside the groove along the distal end of the handle member, the lever comprising an opening;
- rotating the retaining ring about an axis at the proximal end position to align the gap portion with the groove on the handle member;
- depressing the lever to align the opening with the groove of the handle member;
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- inserting a wire guide into the groove of the handle member.
A wire guide torque device, comprising:
- a handle member having a proximal end, a distal end and a groove extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the handle member, the groove configured to laterally receive a wire guide;
- a first retaining member rotatably coupled to a proximal channel on the proximal end of the handle member, the first retaining member configured to be rotatably maintained within the proximal channel and to laterally secure the wire guide inside the groove along the proximal end of the handle member, the retaining ring rotatable about an axis at the proximal end position from an open position to a closed position, the closed position configured for laterally securing the wire guide inside the groove along the proximal end of the handle member;
- a second retaining member slidably disposed on the distal end of the handle member, the second retaining member configured to longitudinally secure the wire guide in relation to the handle member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.