Apparatus For A Side-Loading Guidewire Torque Device

The apparatus for a side-loading guidewire torque device is used by a clinician to manipulate a guidewire during medical procedures. The device is removably installed laterally onto the guidewire at any desired position along an exposed length of the guidewire. A convenient gripping surface of the d...

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Hauptverfasser: Niemeyer, III, Robert H, Arratia, Anselmo, Benz, Philip
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The apparatus for a side-loading guidewire torque device is used by a clinician to manipulate a guidewire during medical procedures. The device is removably installed laterally onto the guidewire at any desired position along an exposed length of the guidewire. A convenient gripping surface of the device enables the clinician to easily grasp, advance, rotate and withdraw the guidewire during its deployment in a patient and easily remove, re-attach and reposition the device along the length of the wire after initial attachment.