CATHETER TORQUING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS
Dossier Overview
Applicant
ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
Inventor
Michael LUK; Andy DENISON; Jeff BURKE; Kevin MAGRINI; Peter D'AQUANNI; Robert RAGLAND
IPC Classification
CPC Classification
A catheter torquing device is provided that enables a physician to rotate (e.g., torque) a catheter using a single hand. The provided catheter torquing device includes a catheter holder that can be slid onto a catheter. The catheter holder is adjustable between an engaged state, in which the catheter holder tightly grips the catheter, and a disengaged state, in which the catheter holder releases its grip on the catheter. When the catheter holder is in the engaged state, rotation of at least a portion of the catheter holder also rotates the catheter, whereas when the catheter holder is in the disengaged state, the catheter holder and the catheter can be translated relative to one another. The catheter torquing device further includes a base member that may be positioned directly onto a middle portion of a catheter and coupled to the catheter holder.
Original (Chinese)
A catheter torquing device is provided that enables a physician to rotate (e.g., torque) a catheter using a single hand. The provided catheter torquing device includes a catheter holder that can be slid onto a catheter. The catheter holder is adjustable between an engaged state, in which the catheter holder tightly grips the catheter, and a disengaged state, in which the catheter holder releases its grip on the catheter. When the catheter holder is in the engaged state, rotation of at least a portion of the catheter holder also rotates the catheter, whereas when the catheter holder is in the disengaged state, the catheter holder and the catheter can be translated relative to one another. The catheter torquing device further includes a base member that may be positioned directly onto a middle portion of a catheter and coupled to the catheter holder.
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