Patent ID: 8267916
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A guidewire exchange device used to exchange a guidewire associated with a guidewire port on a medical device, the guidewire exchange device configured to interface with the guidewire port on the medical device, remove the guidewire associated with the medical device, and insert a replacement guidewire, the guidewire exchange device comprising: an elongate body having a body proximal end, a body distal end, and a passage extending from the body proximal end toward the body distal end; a tip portion having a tip proximal end and a tip distal end, the tip proximal end disposed adjacent to the body distal end of the elongate body, the tip portion configured to interface with the guidewire port of the medical device, and wherein an aperture located on the tip distal end cooperates with the passage in the elongate body; and a grip extension having a grip proximal end and a grip distal end, the grip extension at least partially covering the tip portion, and wherein the grip extension includes a first grip extension member and a second grip extension member that form a rapid exchange port pocket, the grip extension configured to cause the tip portion to deflect towards the guidewire port of the medical device.