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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Juan Carlos Ayala, Santiago, CL;
David M. Hardin, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jason D. Foushee, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Juan Carlos Ayala, Santiago, CL;
David M. Hardin, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jason D. Foushee, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wilson-Cook Medical Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wire guide has first and second portions with first and second diameters, respectively. A resilient loop positions a distal end of the wire guide adjacent another section of the wire guide. A closure member comprising at least one attachment tab maintains the distal end in a fixed position relative to the remainder of the wire guide. A covering may be positioned around one or more parts of the wire guide.