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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2010
Robert Garabedian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Amie R. Borgstrom, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory B. Arcenio, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ronald Leguidleguid, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael P. Wallace, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Bryan Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Robert Garabedian, Mountain View, CA (US);
Amie R. Borgstrom, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory B. Arcenio, Redwood City, CA (US);
Ronald Leguidleguid, Fremont, CA (US);
Michael P. Wallace, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Bryan Knodel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Baxano, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are pullwire handle devices for securing to a tissue-penetrating pullwire. In some embodiments, the device includes a handle body, a pullwire lock configured to removably lock the pullwire handle device onto a pullwire within the handle body, and a tip containment element configured to retain the distal tip of the pullwire. In some embodiments, the handle body further comprises a storage chamber configured to store a distal portion of the pullwire. Also described herein are methods for capturing a pullwire using a pullwire handle device. In some embodiments, the method includes the steps of inserting the distal end of a pullwire into the pullwire handle device, advancing the pullwire further into the pullwire handle device while the distal portion of the pullwire is contained within the pullwire handle device, and locking the distal portion of the pullwire within the pullwire handle device.