Patent ID: 7144378
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A one-piece, disposable torquer for maneuvering a guidewire, comprising: a top arm having a top distal end and a top proximal end; a clamping tongue disposed downwardly from said top distal end; a bottom arm having a bottom distal end and a bottom proximal end, said bottom proximal end flexibly connected to said top proximal end by means of a flap hinge; a proximal slit defined horizontally within half the width of said flap hinge; and, a distal slit defined vertically within the length of said clamping tongue, wherein said proximal slit and said distal slit are adapted to receive said guidewire, and wherein said torquer can be removed from said guidewire without having to slide said torquer off an end of said guidewire.