Catheter accessory devices and methods of use
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1. A wire station for medical procedures, the wire station comprising:
- at least one wire management system that separates at least two wire members disposed upon the wire station, the wire management system having a first and a second position, the first position permitting the insertion and extraction of a wire member disposed therein, the second position restraining movement of the wire member; and
a base platform having a top planar surface and a bottom planar surface, wherein the at least one wire management system is disposed on the top planar surface.
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Abstract
A wire station is disclosed for securing and managing multiple wire members used in a catheter system. The wire management system includes means for securing the proximal portion of two wire members in a spatially separate arrangement. The wire station of the present invention additionally provides a physician with the flexibility of either directly attaching the wire station of the present invention to the catheter system directly, or positioning the wire station at a remote location.
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27 Claims
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1. A wire station for medical procedures, the wire station comprising:
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at least one wire management system that separates at least two wire members disposed upon the wire station, the wire management system having a first and a second position, the first position permitting the insertion and extraction of a wire member disposed therein, the second position restraining movement of the wire member; and
a base platform having a top planar surface and a bottom planar surface, wherein the at least one wire management system is disposed on the top planar surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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15. A catheter system comprising:
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a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end and at least one lumen extending the length therein;
at least two wire members disposed in at least one lumen and extending from the proximal end of the catheter; and
a wire station having at least one wire management system that reversibly secures the at least two wire members to the wire station.
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27. A method for restraining the movement of two or more wire members in a catheter system, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a wire station having at least one wire management system that reversibly secures the at least two wire members in a spatially separated arrangement to the wire station;
placing said wire station in proximity to a catheter system which is disposed in a patient with the two or more wire members extending proximally from the catheter system; and
reversibly securing the two or more wire members in spatially separated arrangement with the wire management system.
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