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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2009
Paul S. Teirstein, La Jolla, CA (US);
William Atkinson, Escondido, CA (US);
William Gould, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Yem Chin, Burlington, MA (US);
Paul Scopton, Winchester, MA (US);
Robert F. Carmichael, Jr., Needham, MA (US);
Paul S. Teirstein, La Jolla, CA (US);
William Atkinson, Escondido, CA (US);
William Gould, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Yem Chin, Burlington, MA (US);
Paul Scopton, Winchester, MA (US);
Robert F. Carmichael, Jr., Needham, MA (US);
Vascular Solutions, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Provided are devices and methods for catheter and guidewire management in a surgical setting. In one implementation, the device includes a housing having a curved bottom surface for accommodating the shape of a patient's leg. A retaining member is included, which can retain one or more guidewires, catheters, or the like. In another embodiment, the housing may include a number of vertical supports between which are mounted at least one retaining member housing. The retaining member housing may in turn house a retaining member, suitable for receiving and retaining one or more elongated devices such as catheters or guidewires. The retaining member may have a suitable size, shape, and level of flexibility to allow a catheter or guidewire to be placed therein and held with a desired level of force until such a time as a user desires to remove the catheter or guidewire.