Guide wire containment and dispensing apparatus
View Patent ↗The invention is a medical guide wire containment and dispensing device. The device is of unitary construction and defines a single, generally annular opening that receives the guide wire. Preferably, the device includes a mount for retaining a guide-wire torque device.
1. A guide wire containment apparatus comprising:
a body section; and
a spiral channel defined by a first wall and a second wall, the spiral channel formed in the body section, the spiral channel including a plurality of ramps formed along the first wall and a plurality of bumps formed along the second wall to direct a guide wire towards the center of the spiral channel.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the guide wire is held in place in the spiral channel by contacting an apex of each of the ramps.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein multiple guide wires can be stored in the spiral channel.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a second body section the second body section including a spiral channel storing at least one guide wire.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a bridge section coupled to the body section, the bridge section comprising a ridge for securing the guide wire as it exits the container.
6. A container for storing and dispensing guide wire for use in medical procedures comprising:
a body portion; and
a spiral channel formed in the body portion, the spiral channel comprising:
a central lumen defined by a first wall and a second wall; and
steering means for directing a guide wire to the center of the lumen and away from the first wall and the second wall, the steering means including a plurality of ramps formed along the first wall and a plurality of bumps formed alone the second wall.
7. The container of claim 6 wherein the guide wire is held in place in the one or more spiral channels by contacting an apex of each of the ramps.
8. The container of claim 6 wherein multiple guide wires can be stored in each of the one or more spiral channels.
9. The container of claim 6 further comprising a second body section, the second body section including one or more spiral channels storing at least one guide wire.
10. The container of claim 6 further comprising a bridge section coupled to the body section, the bridge section comprising a ridge for securing the guide wire as it exits the container.
11. A system for introducing a guide wire into a blood vessel comprising:
a guide wire container comprising:
a body section; and
a spiral channel defined by a first wall and a second wall, the spiral channel formed in the body section, the spiral channel including a plurality of ramps formed along the first wall and a plurality of bumps formed along the second wall to direct a guide wire towards the center of the spiral channel; and
a wire vise having a first end and a second end, each end operable to releasably secure the guide wire exiting the container, the second end including a directing portion for guiding the guide wire into the a blood vessel.