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Tool for manipulating a medical guidewire

  • US 5,161,534 A
  • Filed: 09/05/1991
  • Issued: 11/10/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tool for manipulating a guidewire, comprising:

  • an elongated body having a bore extending therethrough and a longitudinal slot extending radially from said bore through the surface of said elongated body, said slot and said bore being adapted to receive the guidewire;

    one end of said elongated body including a collet portion, said collet portion having a plurality of radial, longitudinally extending slots extending from said elongated bore through the surface of said collet portion, a portion of said surface of said collet portion being threaded; and

    a nut threadably mounted to said collet portion and having a bore extending therethrough, said nut having a radial, longitudinally extending slot extending radially from said nut bore through the surface of said nut, said radial, longitudinally extending slot in said nut being registerable with said radial, longitudinally extending slot in said elongated body to form a continuous elongated slot along the length of said tool, said continuous elongated slot being adapted to receive the guidewire.

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