Abstract:
Disclosed is a device for facilitating placement of a central line in a patient, said device comprising: a housing having proximal and distal ends and a central portion therebetween, said housing having an upper portion and a lower portion; a handgrip provided on a proximal end of the housing, said handgrip having at least one of a channel and a through hole extending from the proximal end to the central portion, wherein the channel or through hole is sized to receive a guidewire; a feeder tip receiver provided on a proximal end of the handgrip in communication with the channel or through hole in said handgrip; a stabilizer provided on a lower portion of said housing; a Luer slip tip provided on a distal end of the housing, said Luer slip tip having a mounting portion for attachment to a needle hub, said Luer slip tip having a lumen aligned with the channel or through hole in said handgrip.
Abstract:
An elongate medical device handle may comprise a body defining an interior, an exterior, and a connector port extending between the interior and the exterior and defining an axis. The connector port comprises a portion having a polygonal cross-section taken transverse to the axis. In an embodiment, the polygonal cross-section may comprise a star shape. In an embodiment, a connector, such as a fluid connector, may be secured in the connector port using an adhesive.
Abstract:
A guidewire manipulation device includes a housing configured to be supported by the hand of a user, the housing having a distal end and a proximal end, the housing configured to allow a guidewire to be placed therethrough and extend between the distal end and proximal end, a drive system carried by the housing and configured to drive rotation of the guidewire, and a manual input module carried by the housing, the manual input module configured to allow one or more fingers of the hand of the user to manually stop or slow the rotation of the guidewire while the housing is supported by the hand of the user.
Abstract:
A clip for holding a flexible elongated medical device. In embodiments, the clip has a hinge; first and second jaws movable with respect to each other about the hinge from a closed position to an open position, each of the jaws having a contact surface, the contact surface of the first jaw being disposed against the contact surface of the second jaw when the clip is in the closed position and away from the contact surface of the second jaw when the clip is in the open position; and flexible material disposed on at least one of the jaws, the flexible material comprising the contact surface. The invention also includes methods of holding a flexible elongated medical device.
Abstract:
A rotatable control handle comprises a handle (16) having a first memebr (30) and a second member (32), a compressible member (18) disposed within the handle (16) and partially within the first member (30) and the second member (32), a cap (20) attached to the handle (16), and a cannula (24) rotatably attached between the handle (16) and the cap (20). The second member (32) is releasably attachable to the first member (30).
Abstract:
A device (10) for restraining a guide wire (12) includes a base (16) having a recessed formation (30) configured to receive a portion of the guide wire, and a flexible lid (14) configured to fit on the base. The lid has a main sheet portion (44) covering the portion of the guide wire and a plurality of fingers (48) separated by gaps (49) and extending downwardly from a peripheral edge (46) of the main sheet portion to surround the base. Sandwiched between the lid and base, the guide wire extends through gaps between the finger members. Constructed of sheet material, the lid is flexibly movable between a closed configuration wherein the fingers are flexed inwardly engaging the base, and an open configuration wherein the fingers are flexed outwardly releasing the base. Alternatively, a clamping device (100) for restraining a guide wire (101) includes top and bottom clamp members (104, 102) and a pivot connection (106), wherein the top clamp member has a handle end (130) and a securing end (124) and wherein the pivot connection enables the top clamp member to pivot between a closed position restraining the guide wire and an open position releasing the guide wire.
Abstract:
A valve insertion device for traversing a wire guide (11) through a valve (14) within an intraluminal passage (10). A wire guide (11) is positioned near the outflow of a valve within an intraluminal passage. Alongside the wire guide, a pressure sensor (13) is positioned to detect the pressure of the fluid in the intraluminal passage. As the valve opens, the fluid pressure at the outflow of the valve increases. This information is sent from the pressure sensor to a control system. From this information, the control system can determine when the valve will open and can actuate an advancement system to move the wire guide to traverse the open valve. After traversing the valve, various catheters and sheaths may be advanced over the wire guide through the valve.
Abstract:
Medical devices and methods are disclosed. An example medical guidewire (210) for accessing a body lumen along a biliary and/or pancreatic tract may include an elongated member (212) having a distal end (216) and a proximal end (214). The guidewire may include a movable distal tip (232) positioned at the distal end of the elongated member. The guidewire may also include an electromechanical actuator (270) for actuating movement of the distal tip. The actuation of the electromechanical actuator actuates movement of the adjustable distal tip and facilitates cannulation of one or more of a bile duct (18) and a pancreatic duct (16).