Patent ID: 9433745
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A tool for use with a catheter to aid in forming a guidewire exit site by a medical practitioner comprising: a body portion having a central bore adapted to slidably receive the catheter such that the tool is positionable at a desired location on the catheter; and a manually operated actuation mechanism associated with the body portion that is adapted to be angularly displaced relative to the central bore of the body portion and to engage the catheter to form a guidewire exit site that is angled relative to the central bore of the body portion at the desired location on the catheter in such a manner that the guidewire exit site is operable to direct the guidewire to exit the catheter at the guidewire exit site without damage to the catheter by kinking, the activation mechanism forming the guidewire exit site when activated by the medical practitioner.