US2007123826A1PendingUtilityA1

Guide wire torque device

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 24, 2003Filed: Oct 10, 2006Published: May 31, 2007
Est. expiryMay 24, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John OpieStephen Joyce
A61B 17/32053A61B 17/320016A61B 17/00008
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Abstract

A device for gripping a guide wire includes a body portion having an opening therethrough, and has an open position and a closed position. When the device is in the open position the guide wire may be passed through the opening. When the device is in the closed position the guide wire is gripped at more than one location thereby allowing force or torque to be applied to the guide wire. A device according to the invention may optionally, or instead, include (a) a snout to act as a guide wire director, (b) a structure, such as an opening, configured to receive an end of a guide wire package, (c) a structure for securing a body member to the device, and/or (d) a mechanism for advancing or retracting a guide wire. If the device includes one of these optional features, it need not be designed to grip a guide wire at two or more locations.

Claims

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1 . A device for gripping a guide wire, the device comprising: 
 (a) a first end, a second end and an opening therebetween;    (b) an open position wherein the guide wire may be inserted into the first end, through the opening and through the second end; and    (c) a closed position whereby the guide wire is gripped by the device at more than one location.    
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  that includes a body portion, the opening extending through the body portion, and one or more caps secured to the body portion.  
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein the body portion has a first end and a second end, and wherein the one or more caps comprises a first cap and a second cap, the first cap being secured to the first end and the second cap being secured to the second end.  
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 3  wherein the first cap has a tightened position and a loosened position and the second cap has a tightened position and a loosened position, the device being in the open position when the first cap and the second cap are each in the loosened position, the device being in the closed position when the first cap and the second cap are each in the tightened position.  
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 2  wherein one of the caps has an opening dimensioned to receive an end of a guide wire package.  
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 2  wherein one of the caps includes a snout.  
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 2  wherein one of the caps includes a structure for securing a body member to the cap.  
     
     
         8 . A device including a structure for gripping a guide wire wherein the device further comprises (a) an opening through which the guide wire may pass, (b) an elongated snout to act as a wire director, and (c) a cavity configured to receive an end of a guide wire package.  
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 8  that further comprises a structure for securing a body part thereto.  
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9  wherein the structure for securing a body part thereto is positioned on the elongated snout.  
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 9  wherein the structure for securing a body part thereto is an annular ridge.  
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 8  wherein the device can grip the guide wire at more than one location.  
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 8  that further includes a cap, the elongated snout formed on the cap.  
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 8  wherein the elongated snout has a length between ¾″ and 1 ¾″.  
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 8  wherein the elongated snout has a tip, the tip having an outer diameter of 0.200″ or less.  
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 8  that includes a first cap wherein the cavity dimensioned to receive the end of a guide wire package is formed in the cap.  
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16  that further includes a second cap, the second cap including the snout.  
     
     
         18 . A device including a structure for gripping a guide wire wherein the device comprises an opening through which the guide wire may pass, the device configured to receive an end of a guide wire package.  
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 18  that further comprises one or more caps, wherein at least one of the one or more caps has an opening dimensioned to receive the end of the guide wire package.  
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 18  that further comprises a structure for securing a body structure thereto.  
     
     
         21 . The device of  claim 18  wherein the device can grip the guide wire at more than one location.  
     
     
         22 . The device of  claim 19  wherein the opening is between 0.118″ and 0.154″ in diameter.  
     
     
         23 . A device for gripping a guide wire at more than one location wherein the device comprises (a) an opening through which the guide wire may pass, and (b) a mechanism for advancing or retracting the guide wire.  
     
     
         24 . The device of  claim 23  that includes a body portion, the opening extending through the body portion, and one or more caps secured to the body portion.  
     
     
         25 . The device of  claim 23  wherein the device can grip the guide wire at two locations.  
     
     
         26 . The device of  claim 24  wherein the body portion has a first end and a second end, and wherein the one or more caps comprise a first cap and a second cap, the first cap being secured to the first end and the second cap being secured to the second end.  
     
     
         27 . The device of  claim 26  wherein the first cap has a tightened position and a loosened position and the second cap has a tightened position and a loosened position, the device being in the open position when the first cap and the second cap are each in the loosened position, the device being in the closed position when the first cap and the second cap are each in the tightened position.  
     
     
         28 . The device of  claim 24  wherein one of the caps has an opening dimensioned to receive an end of a guide wire package.  
     
     
         29 . The device of  claim 24  wherein one of the caps includes a snout.  
     
     
         30 . The device of  claim 24  wherein one or both of the caps includes a structure for securing a body portion to the cap.  
     
     
         31 . The device of  claim 30  wherein one or both of the caps has a structure for securing a vein thereto.  
     
     
         32 . The device of  claim 23  wherein the mechanism comprises a thumb wheel attached to a drive wheel and an idler, a gap being defined between the drive wheel and the idler, the gap sufficiently large to allow for the passage of the guide wire.  
     
     
         33 . A device for gripping a guide wire wherein the device has a cavity for receiving a guide wire and an open portion exposing the cavity.

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