Patent ID: 6606515
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An insertion tool for use in inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter for use in a lumen of an endoscope, the insertion tool comprising:a main body having a first opening, a second opening, and a main lumen extending therethrough, the main lumen sized to accommodate the catheter therein, and a funnel-shaped extension connected to and disposed adjacent to the main body, the funnel-shaped extension having a proximal opening and a funnel lumen extending therethrough, wherein the funnel lumen has a distal end, the proximal opening sized larger than the guide wire, the distal end of the funnel lumen positioned and sized to communicate with the guide wire lumen of the catheter when the catheter is disposed in the main lumen such that the guide wire may be easily inserted into the proximal opening of the funnel lumen and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter, wherein the main body and the funnel-shaped extension each includes a distal portion, and wherein the distal portion of the funnel-shaped extension merges with the distal portion of the main body to define a merged section, the merged section sized to fit in the lumen of the endoscope.