Self-gripping medical wire torquer
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1. A self-gripping medical wire torquer comprising:
- a sleeve body;
separate clamp means within said sleeve body, biased for automatically grasping a wire and releasably fixing said sleeve body in place on the wire; and
release means, for temporarily releasing said clamp means to slide and reposition the torquer along the wire.
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Abstract
A self-gripping wire torquer including a sleeve body, a clamping device biased for automatically grasping the wire and releasably fixing the sleeve body in place on the wire, and a release mechanism for temporarily releasing the clamp means to slide and reposition the torquer along the wire.
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27 Claims
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1. A self-gripping medical wire torquer comprising:
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a sleeve body; separate clamp means within said sleeve body, biased for automatically grasping a wire and releasably fixing said sleeve body in place on the wire; and release means, for temporarily releasing said clamp means to slide and reposition the torquer along the wire. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A self-gripping medical wire torquer comprising:
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a tubular shaped sleeve body having a constricting tip portion on at least one end and a passage for receiving the wire; separate clamp means, integral within said sleeve body, including at least two opposing members biased for automatically mating about the wire for grasping the wire and releasably fixing said sleeve body in place on the wire; and release means for temporarily releasing said opposing members from the wire for sliding and repositioning said sleeve body along the wire. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An self-gripping medical wire torquer comprising:
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a resilient sleeve body having a passage for receiving the wire; and a chuck within said sleeve body spring biased for automatically grasping the wire, and temporarily releasable upon compression of said sleeve body for sliding the sleeve body along the wire. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A self-gripping medical wire torquer comprising:
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a sleeve body; clamp means including opposing members biased by at least one spring for mating about the wire, at least one of said opposing members pivotable for automatically grasping the wire and releasably fixing said sleeve body in place on the wire; and release means, for temporarily releasing said clamp means to slide and reposition the torquer along the wire.
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25. A self-gripping medical wire torquer comprising:
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a sleeve body; clamp means including a spring biased chuck for releasably engaging and gripping the wire releasably fixing said sleeve body in place on the wire; and release means, for temporarily releasing said chuck to slide and reposition the torquer along the wire.
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26. A self-gripping medical wire torquer comprising:
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a tubular shaped sleeve body having a constricting tip portion on at least one end and a passage for receiving the wire; clamp means integral within said sleeve body, including at least two opposing members, one said member pivotable within said sleeve body, said pivotable member biased with respect to its associated opposing member for automatically mating about the wire for grasping the wire and releasably fixing the sleeve body in place on the wire; and release means for temporarily releasing said opposing members from the wire for sliding and repositioning the sleeve body along the wire.
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27. A self-gripping medical wire torquer comprising:
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a resilient sleeve body having a passage for receiving the wire; and a chuck including opposing members separated by slits formed partially along the length of the chuck and a circumferential coil spring about said opposing members for compressing said opposing members about the wire for automatically grasping the wire, and temporarily releasable upon compression of said sleeve body for sliding the sleeve body along the wire.
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