Patent ID: 11944767
Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A wire lock assembly, comprising
a body having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a central opening disposed therethrough, and
one or more tail lock passages disposed through the body;
wherein the interior surface of the body defines a non-linear pathway formed between a top section and an intermediate section of the body in communication with the central opening for securing one or more medical devices, the non-linear pathway of the interior surface is defined by a plurality of bends positioned to distribute a force applied to at least one of the one or more medical devices secured within the non-linear pathway such that the at least one of one or more medical devices is automatically locked in position, wherein the at least one of the one or more medical devices traverses the entire non-linear pathway, and wherein the one or more medical devices assumes the non-linear pathway by bending.