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Guide wire dispenser apparatus and method

  • US 5,827,202 A
  • Filed: 03/24/1997
  • Issued: 10/27/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A guide wire dispenser adapted for introducing a guide wire into the body using one hand, said hand having an index finger, a thumb for friction contact with said guide wire to provide thumb-controlled dispensing of said guide wire and three remaining fingers for gripping said guide wire dispenser, said guide wire dispenser comprising:

  • a) a trigger grip handle comprising;

    a handle body comprising a wire dispensing nozzle having a wire dispensing conduit located therethrough, said wire dispensing nozzle comprising a proximally located head portion from which said guide wire is dispensed and a distally located rear portion into which said guide wire is received, a thumb platform connected integrally to said rear portion of said dispensing nozzle and extending distally therefrom, said thumb platform comprising a forward section, middle section and rearward section;

    a trigger finger grip surface which is located on said trigger grip handle below said forward section of said thumb platform, said trigger finger grip surface being shaped to receive the index finger of said single hand used to introduce said guide wire into said body;

    a handle grip surface which is located distally of said trigger finger grip surface, said handle grip surface being shaped to receive said remaining three fingers; and

    b) a guide wire storage housing comprising a proximal end located at the rearward section of said thumb platform, a coiled central portion for containing a guide wire, and a distal end, said proximal end being located so as to provide introduction of a guide wire onto said thumb platform, and wherein a portion of said coiled central portion is attached to said trigger grip handle between the handle body and the trigger finger grip and handle grip surfaces so that in use, the thumb of the user is positioned outside of said coiled central portion over the thumb platform and the fingers are positioned in the trigger finger grip and handle grip surfaces inside of said coiled central portion.

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