TORQUE DEVICE WITH SIDE ATTACHMENT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for manually operating a guide wire. SOLUTION: The device includes a generally cylindrical, integrally formed, compressible element arranged along a longitudinal axis and being compressible transversely to the longitudinal axis and having first, second and third, respectively uncompressed, fully compressed and partially compressed operative orientations. The element in the fully compressed operative orientation defines an axial slot adapted for side mounting of the element onto the guide wire. The element in the partially compressed operative orientation is adapted for tightly engaging the guide wire in the slot so that the axial and rotational movement of the element produces corresponding axial and rotational movement of the guide wire. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT