Patent ID: 8651412

Claim:
Device for holding an elastically deformable winding article, in particular a flexible medical instrument such as a medical guidewire or a catheter, the device comprising: a receptacle space for receiving the winding article, a winding article receptacle and a housing part, which housing part is covering the winding article receptacle at least in parts, and the receptacle space is formed in between the winding article receptacle and the housing part, the winding article receptacle and the housing part are connected to one another such that the winding article receptacle and the housing part are twistable relative to each other about an axis of rotation, the winding article receptacle further comprising a winding article guide which winding article guide arranges a number of turns of the winding article next to each for receiving the winding article, the winding article guide for holding the turns of the winding article arranged next to one another is aligned radially with respect to the axis of rotation of the winding article receptacle, the winding article guide is formed by a shaped surface, which comprises an encircling groove, and an insertion opening leading to the receptacle space is provided in the housing part, which extends in radial direction over the entire width of the receptacle space.