Apparatus For A Side-Loading Guidewire Torque Device

The apparatus for a side-loading guidewire torque device is used by a clinician to manipulate a guidewire during medical procedures. The device is removably installed laterally onto the guidewire at any desired position along an exposed length of the guidewire. A convenient gripping surface of the d...

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Main Authors Niemeyer, III, Robert H, Arratia, Anselmo, Benz, Philip
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.05.2019
Subjects
DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:The apparatus for a side-loading guidewire torque device is used by a clinician to manipulate a guidewire during medical procedures. The device is removably installed laterally onto the guidewire at any desired position along an exposed length of the guidewire. A convenient gripping surface of the device enables the clinician to easily grasp, advance, rotate and withdraw the guidewire during its deployment in a patient and easily remove, re-attach and reposition the device along the length of the wire after initial attachment.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201816171816