Patent ID: 9700703
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61M,B23Q,Y10T

Claim:
1. A guidewire insertion tool comprising: a sidewall defining a passageway having a first open end and a second open end and a neck therebetween, said passageway tapering from said first and second open ends to said neck, said sidewall having a slit extending longitudinally along said sidewall; a tab adjacent one of said first or second open ends for removing the tool from a guidewire through said slit; and a stop disposed in said neck, said stop sloping towards the neck and extending circumferentially about the entire circumference of the neck and having a reduced diameter in said passageway that is smaller than a diameter of said neck for restricting passage of articles smaller in diameter than said neck but larger in diameter than said stop, wherein the reduced diameter of the stop allows the guidewire to pass therethrough.