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Guidewire control device

  • US 10,675,448 B2
  • Filed: 06/10/2011
  • Issued: 06/09/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A controller for manually controlling a guidewire, the controller comprising:

  • a housing comprising a passage for receiving the guidewire;

    a gripper that is actuatable to grasp the guidewire in the passage; and

    a cap connected to the housing by threads, the cap being rotatable relative to the housing so that the threads actuate the gripper, the housing comprising an element in addition to the threads for maintaining the cap in a receiving position, the cap when in the receiving position placing the controller in a condition in which the guidewire can be moved into and out of the passage.

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