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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Michael P. Boutillette, Waltham, MA (US);
Dmitri Menn, Ashland, MA (US);
Eric Welch, Miramar, FL (US);
Michael P. Boutillette, Waltham, MA (US);
Dmitri Menn, Ashland, MA (US);
Eric Welch, Miramar, FL (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A side loading, wire torquing device includes a body portion having a channel in which a wire is fitted. In one embodiment, a slider is movable along the channel to secure the wire between the slider and the fixed surface in the channel such that rotation of the torquing device rotates the wire therein. In another embodiment of the invention, the torquing device includes a bottom and top section folded over a wire. In another embodiment, the channels impart a bend to the wire to increase the effective torque that can be applied to the wire by rotating the device. In yet another embodiment, the torquing device has a tapered shape and includes a ring that is slideable over the device to compress a wire in a channel. In all embodiments, the torquing device may include a clip to secure several looped coils of wire when not in use.