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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas G Wysham, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ramsey Foundation, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 95 ; 604 95 ;
Abstract
A steering device for directing passage of a remote portion of a length of wire, preferably a guide wire for use in percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. The steering device includes a releasable gripping mechanism for releasably gripping a proximate portion of the length of wire. The gripping mechanism includes and opposing gripping surfaces which cooperate to grip the proximate portion of the length of wire therebetween when said gripping mechanism is manipulated by the exertion of a translational force so that it is in a gripping position and the device grips the length of wire.