Patent ID: 9186484
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A guidewire insertion device, comprising: an outer sheath having an outer surface and an inner lumen extending therethrough; a dilator having an inner lumen extending therethrough and being configured to be removably disposable within the outer sheath; a guidewire configured to extend through the inner lumen of the dilator such that the guidewire is removably and replaceably disposable within the dilator; and a collar slidably disposed around the dilator and movable between at least a locked position in which the guidewire is locked to the dilator such that the guidewire is not movable relative to the dilator and an unlocked position in which the guidewire is movable relative to the dilator; wherein the dilator includes first and second arms which are movable such that the arms engage the guidewire when the collar is in the locked position and such that the arms do not engage the guidewire when the collar is in the unlocked position.