Patent ID: 8535244
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An alignment adaptor for facilitating the insertion of a guidewire into a dilator, comprising: a distal opening for receiving a proximal end of a guidewire; a proximal opening for receiving a distal end of a dilator; a center channel connecting the distal opening to the proximal opening, the center channel comprising a first longitudinal side, a second longitudinal side, and a longitudinal, planar opening extending along the first longitudinal side from the distal opening to the proximal opening; and a first tab and a second tab disposed on either side of the longitudinal, planar opening to open the longitudinal, planar opening when forces are applied to the first and second tabs, wherein the distal opening, the center channel, and the proximal opening are centrally aligned, wherein the first and second tabs are perpendicular to one another, wherein the first tab is parallel to the longitudinal, planar opening, wherein the second tab is perpendicular to the longitudinal, planar opening, and wherein the center channel is configured to flex along the second longitudinal side to open the longitudinal, planar opening to permit removal of the guidewire through the longitudinal, planar opening when forces are applied to the first and second tabs.