| US 7,513,878 B2 | ||
| Method of connecting a guidewire to an extension guidewire | ||
| Peter A. Hamilton, East Bridgewater, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Natick, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 06, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/144,698. | ||
| Application 10/316043 is a division of application No. 09/451110, filed on Nov. 30, 1999, granted, now 6,511,470. | ||
| Application 11/144698 is a continuation of application No. 10/316043, filed on Dec. 11, 2002, granted, now 6,916,293. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0020229 A1, Jan. 26, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/178 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 600—585 [604/166.01; 604/528] | 23 Claims |
| 1. A method of connecting a guidewire to an extension guidewire, comprising the steps of:
providing an integral guidewire holder and tool for connecting a guidewire to an extension guidewire, wherein the guidewire
includes a portion positioned within a patient, and the integral guidewire holder and tool comprises a steering device and
a connecting device, the connecting device configured for mating with the steering device to form the integral guidewire holder
and tool;
gripping the guidewire with the integral guidewire holder and tool by rotating one portion of the integral guidewire holder
and tool relative to another portion of the integral guidewire holder and tool, wherein the axis of rotation of the one portion
is a longitudinal axis of the guidewire;
positioning the guidewire and the extension guidewire in the integral guidewire holder and tool; and
connecting the guidewire to the extension guidewire.
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