公开(公告)号：US10980984B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-20

申请号：US15955738

申请日：2018-04-18

Applicant: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Hilton Bennett ,  William Paul Murphy ,  Bennett Ward ,  Nathan Minh Le ,  Ramya Nandigam ,  Sara Um

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61M25/09 ,  A61M25/01

Abstract: A guidewire retention clip is provided to prevent the accidental, complete insertion of a guidewire into a patient during various procedures. As provided herein, the guidewire retention clip may include a body having a portion configured to hold a guidewire; a sensor associated with the body configured to detect movement of the guidewire to and from the body; and an audio and/or visual indicator arranged on the body, wherein the audio and/or visual indicator is triggered when the sensor detects movement of the guidewire. Methods of using the guidewire retention clip are also provided.