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Granted Patent B2
US 12,296,115 · App. 16/868,461 · Granted May 13, 2025

Insertion device

Inventor: Daniel B. Blanchard (Bountiful, UT)
Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
A61M25/0097A61M25/0105A61M25/0618A61M25/09041A61M25/065
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Patent No.
US 12,296,115
App. No.
16/868,461
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An insertion device includes a housing, a sheath, a guidewire, and a wheel assembly. The housing has a distal opening at a distal end and a proximal opening at a proximal end. The sheath is coupled to the proximal end of the housing and has an interior in communication with a proximal opening of the housing. The guidewire extends through the proximal opening and into the sheath. The guidewire includes a feature to limit distal advancement of the guidewire. The wheel assembly is rotatably coupled to the housing and connected to the guidewire such that rotation of the wheel assembly distally advances the guidewire through the distal opening of the housing.

Claims (28)

1. An insertion device, comprising:

a housing having a distal opening at a distal end and a proximal opening at a proximal end;

a sheath coupled to the proximal end of the housing, the sheath having an interior in communication with the proximal opening;

a guidewire extending through the proximal opening and into the sheath, the guidewire including a feature to limit distal advancement of the guidewire; and

a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to the housing, the wheel assembly operably coupled to the guidewire, the wheel assembly configured to rotate to distally advance the guidewire through the distal opening of the housing.

2. The insertion device according to claim 1 , wherein the wheel assembly comprises a first wheel and a second wheel spaced from the first wheel, and wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are configured to rotate together to distally advance the guidewire.

3. The insertion device according to claim 2 , wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are accessible adjacent the distal opening of the housing.

4. The insertion device according to claim 2 , wherein an axis of rotation of the first wheel and the second wheel is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the housing.

5. The insertion device according to claim 1 , wherein the feature to limit the distal advancement of the guidewire comprises a U-shaped bend in the guidewire.

6. The insertion device according to claim 1 , further comprising a catheter coaxially positioned around a needle, wherein a distal end of the needle extends distally of a distal end of the catheter, and wherein the guidewire is configured for advancement through the distal end of the needle.

7. The insertion device according to claim 6 , wherein a proximal end of the needle is connected to a needle hub attached to the proximal end of the housing.

8. The insertion device according to claim 7 , further comprising a carriage, wherein the guidewire is attached to the carriage.

9. The insertion device according to claim 8 , further comprising a filament coupled to the wheel assembly and the carriage, wherein the wheel assembly is configured to rotate to distally advance the carriage and the guidewire.

10. The insertion device according to claim 9 , wherein the catheter includes a catheter hub initially distal of the carriage in the housing, and wherein the carriage is configured to distally advance to contact the catheter hub to distally advance the catheter over the needle.

11. The insertion device according to claim 1 , wherein a proximal end of a needle is coupled to the housing, and wherein a distal end of the needle extends through the distal opening of the housing, the housing further comprising a support structure at the distal opening to stabilize the needle.

12. The insertion device according to claim 11 , wherein the support structure comprises a door hingedly attached to the housing.

13. An insertion device, comprising:

a housing having a distal opening at a distal end and a proximal opening at a proximal end;

a pigtail coupled to the proximal end of the housing, the pigtail having an interior in communication with the proximal opening;

a guidewire extending through the proximal opening and into the pigtail, the guidewire including a feature to limit distal advancement of the guidewire; and

a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to the housing, the wheel assembly operably coupled to the guidewire, the wheel assembly configured to rotate to distally advance the guidewire through the distal opening of the housing.

14. The insertion device according to claim 13 , wherein the wheel assembly comprises a first wheel and a second wheel spaced from the first wheel, and wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are configured to rotate together to distally advance the guidewire.

15. The insertion device according to claim 14 , wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are accessible adjacent the distal opening of the housing.

16. The insertion device according to claim 14 , wherein an axis of rotation of the first wheel and the second wheel is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the housing.

17. The insertion device according to claim 13 , further comprising a catheter coaxially positioned around a needle, wherein a distal end of the needle extends distally of a distal end of the catheter, and wherein the guidewire is configured for advancement through the distal end of the needle.

18. The insertion device according to claim 17 , further comprising a carriage, wherein the guidewire is attached to the carriage.

19. The insertion device according to claim 18 , further comprising a filament coupled to the wheel assembly and the carriage, wherein the wheel assembly is configured to rotate to distally advance the carriage and the guidewire.

20. The insertion device according to claim 17 , wherein a proximal end of the needle is coupled to the housing, and wherein the distal end of the needle extends through the distal opening of the housing, the housing further comprising a support structure at the distal opening to stabilize the needle.

Continuity (12)
Continuation 15951954 · Apr 12, 2018
Division 14702580 · May 1, 2015
Continuation In Part 14099050 · Dec 6, 2013
Continuation In Part 13107781 · May 13, 2011
Provisional Application 61988114 · May 2, 2014
Provisional Application 61771703 · Mar 1, 2013
Provisional Application 61415248 · Nov 18, 2010
Provisional Application 61385844 · Sep 23, 2010
Provisional Application 61372050 · Aug 9, 2010
Provisional Application 61345005 · May 14, 2010
Provisional Application 61345022 · May 14, 2010
Related Publication 20200261696A1 · Aug 20, 2020
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