US20230255455A1 - Guidewire locking device - Google Patents
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- These teachings relate to a medical device, and more particularly to a guidewire locking device having one or more features for guiding and/or restricting or preventing movement of a guidewire.
- Endoscopes may be used in various medical procedures to access areas of the anatomy that are difficult to visualize and/or that may otherwise require an open procedure to access.
- a guidewire is a long and relatively flexible wire that can be navigated through passageways in the anatomy.
- a guidewire may be passed through a working channel of the endoscope and then navigated to a site of interest in the anatomy. After the guidewire has reached the site of interest, manually holding and maintaining the long and flexible guidewire in a stationary position at the site of interest can be cumbersome.
- a plurality of guidewires and/or medical instruments can be present at the surgical site.
- Manipulating one or more guidewires and/or medical instruments while maintaining other guidewires in a stationary position may be cumbersome.
- manipulating one or more guidewires and/or medical instruments may cause one or more other guidewires to inadvertently move or become dislodged from the site of interest, which may cause patient trauma, frustrate a physician, and/or unnecessarily prolong a medical procedure.
- a wire loop may form in an area between or adjacent the endoscope and a wire locking feature, particularly in an area where the guidewire is bent.
- a wire loop may cause the distal end of the guidewire to unintendedly move, shift, or become dislodged from a site of interest in the anatomy, which may cause patient trauma, frustrate a physician, and/or prolong a medical procedure.
- a device that has a body, a channel, and a wire locking feature.
- the body has an opening through which a wire is configured to extend.
- the channel is defined by an upper wire guiding portion and a lower wire guiding portion.
- the wire locking feature is configured to immobilize a section of the wire or restrict or inhibit movement of the wire.
- the channel is configured to guide the wire along a path between the body and the wire locking feature.
- the body has an opening through which a wire is configured to extend.
- the device has a wire guide has a channel defined by an upper wire guiding portion, an opposing lower wire guiding portion. A section of the wire is configured to be routed into the channel.
- the wire guide comprises a first wire contacting feature that is configured to contact the wire at a first location. The first location is distal of the section of the wire that is routed into the channel.
- a device that has a body, a channel, and a wire locking feature.
- the body has an opening through which a wire is configured to extend.
- the channel is defined by an upper wire guiding portion and a lower wire guiding portion.
- the channel is configured to guide the wire between the opening and the wire locking feature.
- the upper wire guiding portion comprising a protrusion.
- the wire is configured to slip past the protrusion during insertion of the wire into the channel.
- These teachings provide a method including a step of routing a wire through a channel between a medical device and a wire locking feature. Prior to the routing step, the wire is passed under a protrusion.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medical device.
- FIG. 2 is a close-up perspective view of an access port of the medical device of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a wire locking device for sure with the medical device of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the wire locking device.
- FIG. 5 is an exploded, perspective view of the wire locking device.
- FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the wire locking device.
- FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the wire locking device.
- FIG. 8 is a back view of the wire locking device.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a bottom of the wire locking device.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the wire locking device being installed onto the medical device.
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the wire locking device being removed or separated from the medical device.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic representation of a locking feature or finger of the wire locking device engaging the access port of the medical device.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic representation of a locking feature or finger of the wire locking device engaging the access port of the medical device.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the wire locking device.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the wire locking device.
- the medical device may any device through which one or more wires or medical instruments can be passed.
- the medical device may be an endoscope.
- the medical device may be a bronchoscope, colonoscope, esophagoscope, or any other type of endoscope.
- the medical device may include one or more internal channels or passageways into which or through which one or more wires or other medical instruments may be configured to pass. Water, air, suction, medicaments, or a combination thereof may be passed through the one or more channels or passageways of the medical device.
- the medical device includes one or more access ports, providing access into the one or more channels or passageways of the medical device.
- the one or more access ports have one or more openings into which or through which one or more wires, medical instruments, or both can be inserted or removed from the medial device.
- a wire locking device may be configured to engage each access port of the medical device.
- the wire locking device may function to maintain one or more guidewires (also referred to herein as “wires”), or one or more other medical instruments, in a locked or stationary position relative to a medical device, an endoscope, a patient, anatomy, site of interest, or a combination thereof.
- a locked or stationary position means that the one or more wires or medical instruments are inhibited, restricted, or prevented from moving axially, laterally, rotationally, or a combination thereof.
- the wire locking device may function to lock or prevent movement of one or more wires, while a physician moves or manipulates another wire or other medical instrument without risk that the one or more wires may unintentionally move or slip.
- the wire locking device may function to restrict or prevent, or reduce or eliminate chances of, the one or more of the wires from forming loops or bends in a location between the medical device and the one or more wire locking features.
- a loop that is formed may function to cause the distal end of the one or more wires to move or be repositioned relative to a site of interest.
- the wire locking device may engage or connect to any portion of a medical device, including an access port.
- the wire locking device may engage the medical device or the access port via snap fit, friction fit, adhesive, mechanical fastener, or a combination thereof.
- the wire locking device may be a single-use device meaning the device is intended to be disposed after a single use.
- the wire locking device may be used in more than one medical procedure, and thus the wire locking device may be autoclavable.
- the wire locking device may comprise one or more channels.
- the one or more channels may function to guide the one or more wires or medical instruments from the medical device to the wire locking features.
- the channel may function to provide a passageway, route, path, or area for the one or more wires to pass through between the medical device and the wire locking feature.
- the channel may function to contact one or more portions of the one or more wires and apply a friction force thereon to restrict or reduce movement (e.g., axial and/or rotational) of the one or more wires within the channel.
- the channel may function to contact the one or more wires in one or more areas of the wire that may be prone to form loops, for example, in areas where the wire is bent or turned, and thus reduce or eliminate chances of loops forming in those areas.
- the channel may be defined by one or more portions or surfaces.
- the channel may be generally rectangular or oval cross section.
- the channel may be defined by one or more portions or surfaces may include: an upper wire guiding portion or surface, an opposing lower wire guiding portion or surface, one or more side walls or protrusions, or a combination thereof.
- the channel, or the one or more portions or surfaces thereof, may be substantially smooth and/or have a low coefficient of friction to allow the one or more wires to easily slide thereon when routing the wires through the channel to the one or more wire locking features.
- the channel, or one or more portions or surfaces thereof, may include one or more bumps, numbs, or friction areas with a higher coefficient of friction that may function to add or apply friction or resistance onto the one or more wires to slow, reduce, or restrict movement of the one or more wires within the channel. This may function to slow a wire from moving if the wire becomes separated or dislodged from the wire locking feature.
- the channels may be provided on top of one another.
- the wire guiding device may include one or more wire contacting features.
- a wire contacting feature may function to contact, move, bias, apply a pressure, force, or friction onto, change a direction of, reroute, or a combination thereof, one or more sections or portions of the one or more wires.
- the one or more wire contacting features may function to contact and/or support the one or more wires in one or more areas where the one or more wires are bent or change direction to reduce or prevent the one or more wires from forming a loop in those areas. For example, if a wire is secured at a proximal end thereof, for example via the one or more wire locking features, and the wire is bent or turned and does not include a wire contacting feature at the bend or turn location, the wire may shift or snap and then form a loop at the bend or turn location, which may function to unintentionally cause a position of the distal end of the wire to move relative to the site of interest.
- the wire contacting feature may be substantially smooth to allow the one or more wires to move or slide there along, or the wire contacting surface may include one or more bumps, numbs, or friction areas that may function to add or apply friction onto the one or more wires to restrict or reduce movement of the one or more wires there along.
- a wire contacting feature may be any portion, section, or area of the channel.
- a wire contacting feature may be any inside surface of the walls or features defining the channel.
- a wire contacting feature may be an inside surface or ceiling of the upper wire guiding portion, an inside surface or floor of the lower wire guiding portion, the one or more walls or protrusion, or a combination thereof.
- An end of the wire guiding device may include a sloped surface or finger that slopes in a direction of the body or opening in the body.
- the sloped surface or finger may be a wire contacting surface.
- An angle of the slope of the finger may be sufficient to apply a force onto the one or more wires to distort or bend the wire into the channel and restrict or prevent a loop from forming at the bend location.
- the finger or sloped surface may contact and bend or support a wire bend at location before the wire enters the channel.
- the wire guiding device may include one or more wire locking features.
- the wire locking feature may be any feature on the wire locking device that functions to restrict or prevent one or more of the wires from moving. That is, after the one or more wires engage one of the wire locking features, the wire is locked and substantially prevented from moving axially, rotationally, or both.
- the wire locking feature functions to lock the wire in a desired, predetermined position so that a distal end of the wire does not move relative to the site of interest.
- the wire guiding device may include any number of wire locking features.
- the upper wire guiding portion may include zero wire locking features, one or more wire locking features, two or more wire locking features, three or more features, etc.
- the lower wire guiding portion may include zero wire locking features, one or more wire locking features, two or more wire locking features, three or more features, etc.
- Each of the wire locking features may include a slot or channel, a well, and an undercut or tapered section.
- the features cooperate to hold the wire in place.
- the wire can be inserted into a slot, which may have a lead in or wide opening to make it easier to route the wire therein.
- the channel may narrow or taper inwardly from the opening to an undercut or tapered section.
- the wire may need to be forced past the undercut or tapered section to enter the well. After the wire is forced past the undercut or tapered section, the wire may snap into the well, which may make an audible click sound or vibration, advising the physician that the wire is engaged in the well.
- the undercut or tapered section may function to hold the wire in the well and prevent the wire from coming out of the well. In order to remove the wire from within the well, the wire may be required to be forced out of the well past the undercut or tapered section. This may function to reduce or prevent chances of the wire coming out of the well prematurely or unintendedly.
- a slot of a wire locking feature on the upper wire guiding portion may be substantially aligned along an axis with a slot of a wire locking feature on the lower wire guiding portion.
- the slots of on the opposing guiding features need not be aligned but may instead be offset relative to one another.
- the wire guiding device may include one or more caps.
- the cap may be a biopsy cap.
- the cap may be a cover, seal, or lid that functions to close off the opening into the access port or medical device.
- the cap may function to restrict or prevent foreign objects or matter from entering the inside of the access port or medical device.
- the cap may function to restrict or prevent spilling of bodily fluids from the access port.
- the cap may function to form a fluid and/or air barrier into the working channel of the medical device.
- the cap may be integrally formed with or onto the body, or may be removably attached thereon.
- the cap may include an opening that is substantially aligned with the opening defined in the body and/or the opening of the access port on the medical device.
- the opening in the cap may confirm to the one or more wires extending through the cap to restrict or prevent foreign objects or matter from entering the inside of the access port or medical device. That is, the opening in the cap may expand when more than one wire is pass therethrough, and may collapse when only one wire is passed therethrough.
- the cap may be made of a rubber or polymeric material.
- the cap may be made of a soft, pliable material.
- the cap may be made of a rigid plastic material.
- the cap may be made of a same material as the body.
- the cap may be made of a different material than the body.
- One or more wires or other medical devices or instruments may be passed through the medical device, the wire locking device, or both.
- the one or more wires may be long, slender, and relatively flexible members that may be used to gain and maintain access in the body's narrow passageways during a medical procedure that may be minimally invasive, or not.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a medical device 10 .
- the medical device 10 may any device through which one or more wires, guidewires, and/or medical instruments can be passed.
- the medical device 10 may be an endoscope.
- the medical device 10 comprises a proximal end 12 and an opposing distal end 14 .
- the medical device 10 comprises an opening, port, or an access port 16 through which a guidewire 18 , or a wire for short, two or more wires, and/or other medical instrument(s) may be provided into a channel or passageway defined inside the medical device 10 .
- the wire(s) 18 may be guided or navigated distally through the channel or passageway of the medical device 10 and then extend out of the medial device 10 through an opening defined in the distal end 14 thereof.
- the one or more wires 18 or instruments may be guided or navigated from the medical device 10 to a site of interest in the anatomy.
- FIG. 2 illustrates the access port 16 of the medical device 10 of FIG. 1 .
- the access port 16 provides access into the passageway defined inside the medical device 10 .
- the access port 16 comprises a flare 20 .
- the flare has a base 22 connected to medical instrument 10 , and a ring 24 attached to an upper portion of the base 22 .
- the ring 24 has a size or diameter that is larger than, or flared outwardly from, the base 22 .
- a wire locking device 100 ( FIGS. 3 +) is configured to contact, engage, and/or connect to the access port 16 of the medical device 10 .
- One or more guidewires 18 , wires, or other medical instruments are configured to pass through an opening of the access port 16 and into one or more channels or passageway defined within the medical device 10 and then out of the distal end 14 of the device 10 ( FIG. 1 ).
- FIG. 3 illustrates a wire locking device 100 .
- the device 100 comprises a body 102 .
- the body 102 has an opening 104 through which one or more wires 18 are configured to extend.
- a cap or cover 105 is attached to the body 102 .
- the cap 105 also has an opening through which the one or more wires 18 are configured to extend.
- the wire locking device 100 comprises a wire guide 106 , which may also be referred to as an arm, that is located adjacent to the body 102 .
- the wire guide 106 or arm comprises a channel 108 that is defined by an upper wire guiding portion 110 and an opposing lower wire guiding portion 112 .
- the channel 108 is configured to guide the one or more wires 18 along a path between the body 102 and one or more wire locking features that are configured to engage and immobilize a section of the wire 18 when the wire 18 is routed into the corresponding wire locking feature, discussed further below.
- the wire locking features include: a first wire locking feature 114 and a second wire locking feature 116 , both of which are located on the upper wire guiding portion 110 , and a wire locking feature 120 located on the lower wire guiding portion 112 . These features 116 , 118 , 120 are illustrated in greater detail in FIGS. 6 - 9 and 14 - 15 .
- the upper wire guiding portion 110 comprises a first wire contacting feature 122 that is configured to contact the wire 18 at a first location 124 .
- the first wire contacting feature 122 extends beyond a leading edge 111 of the lower wire guiding portion 112 and the channel 108 , and thus the first wire contacting feature 122 is configured to contact a portion of the wire 18 that is distally located relative to the section of the wire 18 that is located in side of the channel 108 .
- the first wire contacting feature 122 is a finger comprising a sloped surface that slopes or is angled downwardly in a direction of the opening 104 .
- the first wire contacting feature 122 or finger is located laterally above the opening 104 .
- the first wire contacting feature 122 can also be seen in FIGS. 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 .
- the upper wire guiding portion 110 comprises a second wire contacting feature 126 that is configured to contact the wire 18 at a second location 128 .
- the second wire contacting feature 126 may be a ceiling 136 of the upper wire guiding portion 110 ( FIGS. 4 and 5 ).
- the second wire contacting feature 136 may be an inside surface of one or both of the side walls 130 , 132 defining the channel 108 ( FIGS. 4 and 5 ).
- the second wire contacting feature 126 is configured to contact the wire 18 at a location proximal to the location on the wire 18 where the first wire contacting feature 122 is configured to contact the wire 18 .
- the first and second wire contacting features 122 , 124 may function as a support, stop, restraint, or boundary to limit vertical, horizontal, and/or lateral motion of the wire 18 as the wire 18 extends from the opening 104 to one or more of the wires locking features 116 , 118 , 120 . Stated another way, the one or more wires 18 may form one or more loops in places where the wire 18 is bent, turned, or changes direction. By having the wire contacting features 122 , 124 supporting or contacting the wires 18 in these areas where the wire 18 may bend, turn, or change directions, loops are restricted or prevented from forming.
- the wire 18 may be unintendedly pulled from inside the patient or site of interest in the anatomy, which may undesirably result in the wire 18 losing its position inside the anatomy. Therefore, preventing such wire loops from forming is desirable.
- the wire contacting features 122 , 124 are configured to apply a frictional force onto the wire 18 , which functions to add resistance to the wire 18 thereby reducing or preventing the wire 18 from axially, laterally, or rotationally moving.
- FIG. 4 illustrates the wire locking device 100 with the wire 18 removed for clarity.
- the channel 108 extends along a longitudinal axis A 1 that is generally and/or substantially perpendicular to an axis A 2 that the opening 104 extends along.
- the channel 108 also includes opposing side walls 130 , 132 .
- the walls 130 , 132 are configured to laterally maintain the one or more wires 18 within the channel 108 after the wire(s) 18 have been routed therein.
- the walls 130 , 132 may be generally vertical walls relative to the upper and lower wire guiding portions 110 , 112 .
- the walls 130 , 132 may be angled relative to the upper and lower wire guiding portions 110 , 112 .
- Side wall 130 which may also be referred to as a protrusion, extends downwardly from the upper wire guiding portion 110 towards the lower wire guiding portion 112 , but does not contact the lower wire guiding portion 112 .
- a gap 134 is defined between the lower end of the side wall or protrusion 130 and the lower wire guiding portion 112 .
- the protrusion or side wall 130 may instead extend upwardly from the lower wire guiding portion 112 towards the upper wire guiding portion 110 .
- the gap 134 would be defined between the end of the side wall or protrusion 130 and the upper wire guiding portion 110 .
- gap or cut out is shown between the two sections or portions defining sidewall 132 , the gap or cutout may be eliminated to have a single, integral, continuous wall 132 .
- FIG. 4 also illustrates the second wire contacting feature 126 , which may be any portion of the ceiling 136 of the upper wire guiding portion 110 . Additionally, or alternatively, the second wire contacting feature 126 may be one or both of the inside surfaces 137 , 139 of the side walls 130 , 132 facing the inside of the channel 108 .
- the inside surface 137 of protrusion 130 is a generally flat and planar surface (See also FIG. 5 )
- FIG. 5 illustrates the device 100 , with the cap 105 separated from the body 102 .
- the protrusion 130 has a rounded outside surface 137 that faces away from an inside of the channel 108 .
- the wire 18 can be inserted into the channel 108 by pressing the wire 18 against the rounded surface 137 and then applying a slightly downwardly force so that the wire 18 slides downwardly along the rounded surface 137 and then into the channel 108 along path 135 . As the wire 18 slides into the channel 108 , the wire 18 may then snap upwardly and contact the ceiling 136 of the upper wire guiding portion 110 .
- the snap may be caused by the wire 18 building up potential energy in a manner similar to a spring, and then suddenly converting the potential energy to kinetic energy as the wire is bent down around the protrusion 130 and then allowed to straighten after the wire 18 is include the channel 108 .
- the contact of the wire 18 against the ceiling 136 (and/or against the side walls 130 , 132 and/or bottom surface of the bottom wire guiding portion 112 ) may produce or generate an audible click sound and/or vibration, which may provide a tactical feedback of the wire 18 being located into the channel 18 .
- the wire 18 can be inserted into the channel 108 by aligning the wire 18 with the gap 134 defined between the upper wire guiding portion 110 and the opposing lower wire guiding portion 112 and then pressing or pushing the wire 18 into the channel 108 .
- the body 102 comprises an attachment feature 138 that is configured to cooperate with an opening 140 defined in a tether or strap 142 of the cap 105 . This may advantageously allow or provide for the cap 105 to be removed from the body 102 for cleaning and/or replacement if the cap 105 becomes dirty, damaged or worn.
- the attachment between the body 102 and the cap 105 can be permanent so that the cap 105 cannot be separated from the body 102 without damaging either or both of the cap 105 and body 102 .
- the body 102 comprises a flare 144 defined around opening 104 .
- the flare 144 is configured to cooperate with a corresponding flare engaging feature 146 defined on an underside of the cap 105 to connect the cap 105 to the body 102 .
- the features 144 , 146 cooperate to form an interference fit for the cap 105 to stay attached to the body 102 during handling of the medical device 10 .
- the cap 105 includes a pull tab 148 .
- the pull tab 148 can be lifted by a user to aid in removing the cap 105 from the body 102 .
- the cap 105 comprises an opening 150 that is generally aligned with the opening 104 in the body 102 for the wire(s) 18 to pass through the cap 105 .
- FIG. 6 illustrates a portion of the upper wire guiding portion 110 , showing the first and second wire locking features 114 , 116 . While the wire locking feature 120 on the lower wire guiding portion 112 is not shown in this figure, its structure and function is substantially similar to that of the first and second wire locking features 114 , 116 . Accordingly, the description of structure and function of the first and second wire locking features 114 , 116 may be applicable to the structure and function of the wire locking feature 120 .
- Each of the first and second wire locking features 114 , 116 comprises a slot 152 and a well 154 .
- Each slot 152 extends along a corresponding axis A 3 that is substantially perpendicular to the axis A 1 that the channel 108 extends along.
- Each slot 152 tapers inwardly from an open end to the corresponding well 154 .
- each slot 152 comprises a tapered wall 156 or undercut located adjacent the well 154 that tapers inwardly towards the center axis A 3 of the slot 152 .
- the well 154 has a larger size or diameter than the tapered section 156 .
- the wire 18 can be inserted into the corresponding channel 152 in direction 157 ( FIG. 6 ), bent around the corresponding tapered wall 156 or undercut in direction 158 ( FIG. 7 ), and then snapped into the corresponding well 154 .
- Potential energy stored in the wire 18 may be released as the wire 18 is bent around the tapered section 156 and snapped into the well 154 , which may generate or produce an audible click sound and/or vibration, which may provide a tactical feedback of the wire 18 being engaged in the wire locking feature 114 , 116 , 120 .
- the channel 152 of the wire locking feature 114 on the upper wire guiding portion 110 and the channel 152 of the wire locking feature 120 on the lower wire guiding portion 112 are substantially and/or generally aligned on a common axis A 4 , which is substantially and/or generally perpendicular to the axis A 1 of the channel 108 .
- Channel 152 of wire locking feature 116 extends along an axis A 5 that is substantially and/or generally parallel to axis A 4 and generally and/or substantially perpendicular to axis A 1 .
- the body 102 comprises one or more snap fit features or fingers 160 .
- the body 102 comprises an edge 162 and a skirt comprising three walls or surfaces 164 a , 164 b , 164 c surrounding the opening 104 .
- the device 100 is free of a skirt surface on the edge 162 .
- the skirt surfaces 164 a , 164 b , 164 c extend downwardly from the opening 104 and are longer than the edge 162 .
- the body 102 comprises three snap fit features or fingers 160 that are spaced equally around the opening 104 .
- the body 102 may have less than three snap fit features or fingers 160 , or more than three snap fit features or fingers.
- the snap fit features or fingers 160 may be unequally spaced around the opening 104 .
- the snap fit features or fingers 160 are configured to be at least partially biasable, flexible, and/or resilient, and are configured to at least partially deflect outwardly away from the center opening 104 when the wire locking device 100 initially contacts or engages the access port 16 of the medical device 10 ( FIGS. 1 - 2 , 10 ) during installation of the wire locking device 100 onto the medical device 10 .
- the snap fit features or fingers 160 are also configured to deflect outwardly away from the center opening 104 when the wire locking device 100 begins to be removed or separated from the access port 16 of the medical device 10 ( FIGS. 1 - 2 , 11 ) so that the wire locking device 100 can be separated from the medical device 10 .
- the wire locking device 100 can be installed onto the medical device 10 according to a method.
- the method may include one or more of the steps disclosed herein.
- the wire locking device 100 can be attached or installed on the device 10 by aligning the wire locking device 100 with the access port 16 of the medical device 10 .
- the wire locking device 100 may be aligned relative to the medical device 10 such that the skirt surfaces 164 a , 164 b , 164 c and edge 162 surround the access port 16 .
- the wire locking device 100 may then be moved downwardly in a direction 155 onto the access port 16 until the snap fit features or fingers 160 contact the ring 24 . Continued downward movement of the device 100 onto the access port 16 in direction 155 causes the access port 16 to move or force the fingers 160 to spread outwardly away from the opening 104 to make room for the access port 16 to fit between the fingers 160 .
- the snap fit features or fingers 160 may have undercuts or tabs 166 (See FIGS. 12 and 13 ) that are configured to engage a bottom surface of the ring 24 to lock and maintain a connection of the wire locking device 100 on the access port 16 and the medical device 10 .
- the skirt surfaces 164 a , 164 b , 164 c surrounding the access port 16 may also function as an anti-rotation feature that is/are configured to restrict or prevent the wire locking device 100 from rotating relative to or about the access port 16 .
- a user may grasp the wire locking device 100 and push or apply a rocking or pivoting force onto the body 102 or the arm or wire guide 106 in direction 157 so that the wire locking device 100 tips, rocks, or pivots on or about its edge 162 (See also FIG. 9 ) and then separated from the medical device 10 .
- the force F applied onto the device 100 and/or the fingers 160 in direction 157 during this tipping, pushing, pivoting, and/or rocking motion will cause the fingers 160 to deflect and expand outwardly away from the opening 104 and each other so that the fingers 160 and under cut features 166 move away from the base 22 and clear enough space for the wire locking device 100 to disengage the ring 24 so that the wire locking device 100 can be separated from the medical device 10 .
- the corresponding snap fit feature or finger 160 or undercut 166 will prevent the force F′ from being delivered in an upward direction thereby restricting or preventing removal or separation of the wire locking device 100 from the medical device 10 .
- the ring 24 of the access port 16 will be pressed against one or more of the snap fit features or fingers 160 thereby increasing the grip of the wire locking device 100 on the medical device 10 .
- FIGS. 14 and 15 each illustrate the wire locking device 100 with three wires 18 , 18 ′, 18 ′′, each engaging a corresponding one of the wire locking features 114 , 116 , 120 .
- first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as “first,” “second,” and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings.
- Spatially relative terms such as “inner,” “outer,” “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,” “upper,” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. Spatially relative terms may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements or features would then be oriented “above” the other elements or features. Thus, the example term “below” can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
Abstract
A device that includes a body having an opening through which a wire is configured to extend; a channel defined by an upper wire guiding portion and a lower wire guiding portion; and a wire locking feature configured to immobilize a section of the wire. The channel is configured to guide the wire along a path between the body and the wire locking feature.
Description
- These teachings relate to a medical device, and more particularly to a guidewire locking device having one or more features for guiding and/or restricting or preventing movement of a guidewire.
- Endoscopes may be used in various medical procedures to access areas of the anatomy that are difficult to visualize and/or that may otherwise require an open procedure to access.
- A guidewire is a long and relatively flexible wire that can be navigated through passageways in the anatomy. During a medical procedure, a guidewire may be passed through a working channel of the endoscope and then navigated to a site of interest in the anatomy. After the guidewire has reached the site of interest, manually holding and maintaining the long and flexible guidewire in a stationary position at the site of interest can be cumbersome.
- During some medical procedures, a plurality of guidewires and/or medical instruments can be present at the surgical site. Manipulating one or more guidewires and/or medical instruments while maintaining other guidewires in a stationary position may be cumbersome. Moreover, manipulating one or more guidewires and/or medical instruments may cause one or more other guidewires to inadvertently move or become dislodged from the site of interest, which may cause patient trauma, frustrate a physician, and/or unnecessarily prolong a medical procedure.
- Some devices have been previously proposed to help stabilize and/or maintain guidewires in a stationary position, such as those disclosed in US 2004/0162465, U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,637,863, and 6,893,393, which are all hereby incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
- However, at least some of the available devices are difficult or cumbersome to operate.
- Moreover, some of the available devices are unable to prevent a wire loop from forming. A wire loop may form in an area between or adjacent the endoscope and a wire locking feature, particularly in an area where the guidewire is bent. A wire loop may cause the distal end of the guidewire to unintendedly move, shift, or become dislodged from a site of interest in the anatomy, which may cause patient trauma, frustrate a physician, and/or prolong a medical procedure.
- In view of at least the foregoing, improvements in the art may be desirable.
- These teachings provide a device which addresses at least some of the needs discussed above.
- These teachings provide a device that has a body, a channel, and a wire locking feature. The body has an opening through which a wire is configured to extend. The channel is defined by an upper wire guiding portion and a lower wire guiding portion. The wire locking feature is configured to immobilize a section of the wire or restrict or inhibit movement of the wire. The channel is configured to guide the wire along a path between the body and the wire locking feature.
- These teachings provide a device that has a body. The body has an opening through which a wire is configured to extend. The device has a wire guide has a channel defined by an upper wire guiding portion, an opposing lower wire guiding portion. A section of the wire is configured to be routed into the channel. The wire guide comprises a first wire contacting feature that is configured to contact the wire at a first location. The first location is distal of the section of the wire that is routed into the channel.
- These teachings provide a device that has a body, a channel, and a wire locking feature. The body has an opening through which a wire is configured to extend. The channel is defined by an upper wire guiding portion and a lower wire guiding portion. The channel is configured to guide the wire between the opening and the wire locking feature. The upper wire guiding portion comprising a protrusion. The wire is configured to slip past the protrusion during insertion of the wire into the channel.
- These teachings provide a method including a step of routing a wire through a channel between a medical device and a wire locking feature. Prior to the routing step, the wire is passed under a protrusion.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medical device. -
FIG. 2 is a close-up perspective view of an access port of the medical device ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a wire locking device for sure with the medical device ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the wire locking device. -
FIG. 5 is an exploded, perspective view of the wire locking device. -
FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the wire locking device. -
FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of the wire locking device. -
FIG. 8 is a back view of the wire locking device. -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a bottom of the wire locking device. -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the wire locking device being installed onto the medical device. -
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the wire locking device being removed or separated from the medical device. -
FIG. 12 is a schematic representation of a locking feature or finger of the wire locking device engaging the access port of the medical device. -
FIG. 13 is a schematic representation of a locking feature or finger of the wire locking device engaging the access port of the medical device. -
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the wire locking device. -
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the wire locking device. - These teachings provide a medical device. The medical device may any device through which one or more wires or medical instruments can be passed. The medical device may be an endoscope. The medical device may be a bronchoscope, colonoscope, esophagoscope, or any other type of endoscope.
- The medical device may include one or more internal channels or passageways into which or through which one or more wires or other medical instruments may be configured to pass. Water, air, suction, medicaments, or a combination thereof may be passed through the one or more channels or passageways of the medical device.
- The medical device includes one or more access ports, providing access into the one or more channels or passageways of the medical device. The one or more access ports have one or more openings into which or through which one or more wires, medical instruments, or both can be inserted or removed from the medial device. A wire locking device according to these teachings may be configured to engage each access port of the medical device.
- These teachings provide a wire locking device. The wire locking device may function to maintain one or more guidewires (also referred to herein as “wires”), or one or more other medical instruments, in a locked or stationary position relative to a medical device, an endoscope, a patient, anatomy, site of interest, or a combination thereof. A locked or stationary position means that the one or more wires or medical instruments are inhibited, restricted, or prevented from moving axially, laterally, rotationally, or a combination thereof. The wire locking device may function to lock or prevent movement of one or more wires, while a physician moves or manipulates another wire or other medical instrument without risk that the one or more wires may unintentionally move or slip. The wire locking device may function to restrict or prevent, or reduce or eliminate chances of, the one or more of the wires from forming loops or bends in a location between the medical device and the one or more wire locking features. A loop that is formed may function to cause the distal end of the one or more wires to move or be repositioned relative to a site of interest.
- The wire locking device may engage or connect to any portion of a medical device, including an access port. The wire locking device may engage the medical device or the access port via snap fit, friction fit, adhesive, mechanical fastener, or a combination thereof.
- The wire locking device may be a single-use device meaning the device is intended to be disposed after a single use. Alternatively, the wire locking device may be used in more than one medical procedure, and thus the wire locking device may be autoclavable.
- The wire locking device may comprise one or more channels. The one or more channels may function to guide the one or more wires or medical instruments from the medical device to the wire locking features. The channel may function to provide a passageway, route, path, or area for the one or more wires to pass through between the medical device and the wire locking feature. The channel may function to contact one or more portions of the one or more wires and apply a friction force thereon to restrict or reduce movement (e.g., axial and/or rotational) of the one or more wires within the channel. The channel may function to contact the one or more wires in one or more areas of the wire that may be prone to form loops, for example, in areas where the wire is bent or turned, and thus reduce or eliminate chances of loops forming in those areas.
- The channel may be defined by one or more portions or surfaces. For example, the channel may be generally rectangular or oval cross section. For example, the channel may be defined by one or more portions or surfaces may include: an upper wire guiding portion or surface, an opposing lower wire guiding portion or surface, one or more side walls or protrusions, or a combination thereof.
- The channel, or the one or more portions or surfaces thereof, may be substantially smooth and/or have a low coefficient of friction to allow the one or more wires to easily slide thereon when routing the wires through the channel to the one or more wire locking features.
- The channel, or one or more portions or surfaces thereof, may include one or more bumps, numbs, or friction areas with a higher coefficient of friction that may function to add or apply friction or resistance onto the one or more wires to slow, reduce, or restrict movement of the one or more wires within the channel. This may function to slow a wire from moving if the wire becomes separated or dislodged from the wire locking feature.
- If the device comprises two or more channels, the channels may be provided on top of one another.
- The wire guiding device may include one or more wire contacting features. A wire contacting feature may function to contact, move, bias, apply a pressure, force, or friction onto, change a direction of, reroute, or a combination thereof, one or more sections or portions of the one or more wires.
- The one or more wire contacting features may function to contact and/or support the one or more wires in one or more areas where the one or more wires are bent or change direction to reduce or prevent the one or more wires from forming a loop in those areas. For example, if a wire is secured at a proximal end thereof, for example via the one or more wire locking features, and the wire is bent or turned and does not include a wire contacting feature at the bend or turn location, the wire may shift or snap and then form a loop at the bend or turn location, which may function to unintentionally cause a position of the distal end of the wire to move relative to the site of interest.
- The wire contacting feature may be substantially smooth to allow the one or more wires to move or slide there along, or the wire contacting surface may include one or more bumps, numbs, or friction areas that may function to add or apply friction onto the one or more wires to restrict or reduce movement of the one or more wires there along.
- A wire contacting feature may be any portion, section, or area of the channel. A wire contacting feature may be any inside surface of the walls or features defining the channel. For example, a wire contacting feature may be an inside surface or ceiling of the upper wire guiding portion, an inside surface or floor of the lower wire guiding portion, the one or more walls or protrusion, or a combination thereof.
- An end of the wire guiding device may include a sloped surface or finger that slopes in a direction of the body or opening in the body. The sloped surface or finger may be a wire contacting surface. An angle of the slope of the finger may be sufficient to apply a force onto the one or more wires to distort or bend the wire into the channel and restrict or prevent a loop from forming at the bend location. The finger or sloped surface may contact and bend or support a wire bend at location before the wire enters the channel.
- The wire guiding device may include one or more wire locking features. The wire locking feature may be any feature on the wire locking device that functions to restrict or prevent one or more of the wires from moving. That is, after the one or more wires engage one of the wire locking features, the wire is locked and substantially prevented from moving axially, rotationally, or both. In other words, the wire locking feature functions to lock the wire in a desired, predetermined position so that a distal end of the wire does not move relative to the site of interest.
- The wire guiding device may include any number of wire locking features. For example, the upper wire guiding portion may include zero wire locking features, one or more wire locking features, two or more wire locking features, three or more features, etc. For example, the lower wire guiding portion may include zero wire locking features, one or more wire locking features, two or more wire locking features, three or more features, etc.
- Each of the wire locking features may include a slot or channel, a well, and an undercut or tapered section. The features cooperate to hold the wire in place. The wire can be inserted into a slot, which may have a lead in or wide opening to make it easier to route the wire therein. The channel may narrow or taper inwardly from the opening to an undercut or tapered section. The wire may need to be forced past the undercut or tapered section to enter the well. After the wire is forced past the undercut or tapered section, the wire may snap into the well, which may make an audible click sound or vibration, advising the physician that the wire is engaged in the well. The undercut or tapered section may function to hold the wire in the well and prevent the wire from coming out of the well. In order to remove the wire from within the well, the wire may be required to be forced out of the well past the undercut or tapered section. This may function to reduce or prevent chances of the wire coming out of the well prematurely or unintendedly.
- A slot of a wire locking feature on the upper wire guiding portion may be substantially aligned along an axis with a slot of a wire locking feature on the lower wire guiding portion. Alternatively, the slots of on the opposing guiding features need not be aligned but may instead be offset relative to one another.
- The wire guiding device may include one or more caps. The cap may be a biopsy cap. The cap may be a cover, seal, or lid that functions to close off the opening into the access port or medical device. The cap may function to restrict or prevent foreign objects or matter from entering the inside of the access port or medical device. The cap may function to restrict or prevent spilling of bodily fluids from the access port. The cap may function to form a fluid and/or air barrier into the working channel of the medical device.
- The cap may be integrally formed with or onto the body, or may be removably attached thereon. The cap may include an opening that is substantially aligned with the opening defined in the body and/or the opening of the access port on the medical device. The opening in the cap may confirm to the one or more wires extending through the cap to restrict or prevent foreign objects or matter from entering the inside of the access port or medical device. That is, the opening in the cap may expand when more than one wire is pass therethrough, and may collapse when only one wire is passed therethrough.
- The cap may be made of a rubber or polymeric material. The cap may be made of a soft, pliable material. The cap may be made of a rigid plastic material. The cap may be made of a same material as the body. The cap may be made of a different material than the body.
- One or more wires or other medical devices or instruments may be passed through the medical device, the wire locking device, or both. The one or more wires may be long, slender, and relatively flexible members that may be used to gain and maintain access in the body's narrow passageways during a medical procedure that may be minimally invasive, or not.
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FIG. 1 illustrates amedical device 10. Themedical device 10 may any device through which one or more wires, guidewires, and/or medical instruments can be passed. Themedical device 10 may be an endoscope. - The
medical device 10 comprises aproximal end 12 and an opposingdistal end 14. Themedical device 10 comprises an opening, port, or anaccess port 16 through which aguidewire 18, or a wire for short, two or more wires, and/or other medical instrument(s) may be provided into a channel or passageway defined inside themedical device 10. The wire(s) 18 may be guided or navigated distally through the channel or passageway of themedical device 10 and then extend out of themedial device 10 through an opening defined in thedistal end 14 thereof. The one ormore wires 18 or instruments may be guided or navigated from themedical device 10 to a site of interest in the anatomy. -
FIG. 2 illustrates theaccess port 16 of themedical device 10 ofFIG. 1 . Theaccess port 16 provides access into the passageway defined inside themedical device 10. Theaccess port 16 comprises aflare 20. The flare has a base 22 connected tomedical instrument 10, and aring 24 attached to an upper portion of thebase 22. Thering 24 has a size or diameter that is larger than, or flared outwardly from, thebase 22. As will be discussed further below, a wire locking device 100 (FIGS. 3 +) is configured to contact, engage, and/or connect to theaccess port 16 of themedical device 10. One ormore guidewires 18, wires, or other medical instruments are configured to pass through an opening of theaccess port 16 and into one or more channels or passageway defined within themedical device 10 and then out of thedistal end 14 of the device 10 (FIG. 1 ). -
FIG. 3 illustrates awire locking device 100. Thedevice 100 comprises abody 102. Thebody 102 has anopening 104 through which one ormore wires 18 are configured to extend. A cap or cover 105 is attached to thebody 102. Thecap 105 also has an opening through which the one ormore wires 18 are configured to extend. By having thecap 105 that is part of, connected to, or made integral with thedevice 100 orbody 102, a geometry of thewire 18 can be controlled and consistently routed between themedical device 10 and thewire locking device 100. That is, wire curves or bends can be better controlled as thewire 18 extends between theopening 104 and awire guide 106 discussed further below, which may advantageously reduce wire loops from forming. - The
wire locking device 100 comprises awire guide 106, which may also be referred to as an arm, that is located adjacent to thebody 102. Thewire guide 106 or arm comprises achannel 108 that is defined by an upperwire guiding portion 110 and an opposing lowerwire guiding portion 112. Thechannel 108 is configured to guide the one ormore wires 18 along a path between thebody 102 and one or more wire locking features that are configured to engage and immobilize a section of thewire 18 when thewire 18 is routed into the corresponding wire locking feature, discussed further below. - The wire locking features include: a first
wire locking feature 114 and a secondwire locking feature 116, both of which are located on the upperwire guiding portion 110, and awire locking feature 120 located on the lowerwire guiding portion 112. Thesefeatures FIGS. 6-9 and 14-15 . - The upper
wire guiding portion 110 comprises a firstwire contacting feature 122 that is configured to contact thewire 18 at afirst location 124. The firstwire contacting feature 122 extends beyond aleading edge 111 of the lowerwire guiding portion 112 and thechannel 108, and thus the firstwire contacting feature 122 is configured to contact a portion of thewire 18 that is distally located relative to the section of thewire 18 that is located in side of thechannel 108. - The first
wire contacting feature 122 is a finger comprising a sloped surface that slopes or is angled downwardly in a direction of theopening 104. The firstwire contacting feature 122 or finger is located laterally above theopening 104. The firstwire contacting feature 122 can also be seen inFIGS. 4, 5, 6, 8 . - The upper
wire guiding portion 110 comprises a secondwire contacting feature 126 that is configured to contact thewire 18 at a second location 128. The secondwire contacting feature 126 may be aceiling 136 of the upper wire guiding portion 110 (FIGS. 4 and 5 ). The secondwire contacting feature 136 may be an inside surface of one or both of theside walls FIGS. 4 and 5 ). The secondwire contacting feature 126 is configured to contact thewire 18 at a location proximal to the location on thewire 18 where the firstwire contacting feature 122 is configured to contact thewire 18. - The first and second
wire contacting features wire 18 as thewire 18 extends from theopening 104 to one or more of thewires locking features more wires 18 may form one or more loops in places where thewire 18 is bent, turned, or changes direction. By having thewire contacting features wires 18 in these areas where thewire 18 may bend, turn, or change directions, loops are restricted or prevented from forming. If a wire loop is formed, thewire 18 may be unintendedly pulled from inside the patient or site of interest in the anatomy, which may undesirably result in thewire 18 losing its position inside the anatomy. Therefore, preventing such wire loops from forming is desirable. Moreover, thewire contacting features wire 18, which functions to add resistance to thewire 18 thereby reducing or preventing thewire 18 from axially, laterally, or rotationally moving. -
FIG. 4 illustrates thewire locking device 100 with thewire 18 removed for clarity. Thechannel 108 extends along a longitudinal axis A1 that is generally and/or substantially perpendicular to an axis A2 that theopening 104 extends along. - In addition to the upper
wire guiding portion 110 and the opposing lowerwire guiding portion 112 defining thechannel 108, thechannel 108 also includes opposingside walls walls more wires 18 within thechannel 108 after the wire(s) 18 have been routed therein. Thewalls wire guiding portions walls wire guiding portions -
Side wall 130, which may also be referred to as a protrusion, extends downwardly from the upperwire guiding portion 110 towards the lowerwire guiding portion 112, but does not contact the lowerwire guiding portion 112. Agap 134 is defined between the lower end of the side wall orprotrusion 130 and the lowerwire guiding portion 112. - In some configurations, the protrusion or
side wall 130 may instead extend upwardly from the lowerwire guiding portion 112 towards the upperwire guiding portion 110. In such a configuration, thegap 134 would be defined between the end of the side wall orprotrusion 130 and the upperwire guiding portion 110. - While a gap or cut out is shown between the two sections or
portions defining sidewall 132, the gap or cutout may be eliminated to have a single, integral,continuous wall 132. -
FIG. 4 also illustrates the secondwire contacting feature 126, which may be any portion of theceiling 136 of the upperwire guiding portion 110. Additionally, or alternatively, the secondwire contacting feature 126 may be one or both of theinside surfaces side walls channel 108. Theinside surface 137 ofprotrusion 130 is a generally flat and planar surface (See alsoFIG. 5 ) -
FIG. 5 illustrates thedevice 100, with thecap 105 separated from thebody 102. Theprotrusion 130 has a rounded outsidesurface 137 that faces away from an inside of thechannel 108. Thewire 18 can be inserted into thechannel 108 by pressing thewire 18 against therounded surface 137 and then applying a slightly downwardly force so that thewire 18 slides downwardly along therounded surface 137 and then into thechannel 108 alongpath 135. As thewire 18 slides into thechannel 108, thewire 18 may then snap upwardly and contact theceiling 136 of the upperwire guiding portion 110. The snap may be caused by thewire 18 building up potential energy in a manner similar to a spring, and then suddenly converting the potential energy to kinetic energy as the wire is bent down around theprotrusion 130 and then allowed to straighten after thewire 18 is include thechannel 108. The contact of thewire 18 against the ceiling 136 (and/or against theside walls wire 18 being located into thechannel 18. - Additionally, or alternatively, the
wire 18 can be inserted into thechannel 108 by aligning thewire 18 with thegap 134 defined between the upperwire guiding portion 110 and the opposing lowerwire guiding portion 112 and then pressing or pushing thewire 18 into thechannel 108. - The
body 102 comprises anattachment feature 138 that is configured to cooperate with anopening 140 defined in a tether orstrap 142 of thecap 105. This may advantageously allow or provide for thecap 105 to be removed from thebody 102 for cleaning and/or replacement if thecap 105 becomes dirty, damaged or worn. In some configurations, the attachment between thebody 102 and thecap 105 can be permanent so that thecap 105 cannot be separated from thebody 102 without damaging either or both of thecap 105 andbody 102. - The
body 102 comprises aflare 144 defined aroundopening 104. Theflare 144 is configured to cooperate with a correspondingflare engaging feature 146 defined on an underside of thecap 105 to connect thecap 105 to thebody 102. Thefeatures cap 105 to stay attached to thebody 102 during handling of themedical device 10. Thecap 105 includes apull tab 148. Thepull tab 148 can be lifted by a user to aid in removing thecap 105 from thebody 102. Thecap 105 comprises anopening 150 that is generally aligned with theopening 104 in thebody 102 for the wire(s) 18 to pass through thecap 105. -
FIG. 6 illustrates a portion of the upperwire guiding portion 110, showing the first and second wire locking features 114, 116. While thewire locking feature 120 on the lowerwire guiding portion 112 is not shown in this figure, its structure and function is substantially similar to that of the first and second wire locking features 114, 116. Accordingly, the description of structure and function of the first and second wire locking features 114, 116 may be applicable to the structure and function of thewire locking feature 120. - Each of the first and second wire locking features 114, 116 comprises a
slot 152 and a well 154. Eachslot 152 extends along a corresponding axis A3 that is substantially perpendicular to the axis A1 that thechannel 108 extends along. Eachslot 152 tapers inwardly from an open end to the corresponding well 154. - With additional reference to
FIG. 7 , eachslot 152 comprises atapered wall 156 or undercut located adjacent the well 154 that tapers inwardly towards the center axis A3 of theslot 152. The well 154 has a larger size or diameter than the taperedsection 156. To engage thewire 18 inside the wire locking features 114, 116, 120 to restrict, prevent, or inhibit movement of thewire 18, thewire 18 can be inserted into the correspondingchannel 152 in direction 157 (FIG. 6 ), bent around the corresponding taperedwall 156 or undercut in direction 158 (FIG. 7 ), and then snapped into the corresponding well 154. Potential energy stored in thewire 18 may be released as thewire 18 is bent around the taperedsection 156 and snapped into the well 154, which may generate or produce an audible click sound and/or vibration, which may provide a tactical feedback of thewire 18 being engaged in thewire locking feature - Referring to
FIG. 8 , thechannel 152 of thewire locking feature 114 on the upperwire guiding portion 110 and thechannel 152 of thewire locking feature 120 on the lowerwire guiding portion 112 and are substantially and/or generally aligned on a common axis A4, which is substantially and/or generally perpendicular to the axis A1 of thechannel 108.Channel 152 ofwire locking feature 116 extends along an axis A5 that is substantially and/or generally parallel to axis A4 and generally and/or substantially perpendicular to axis A1. - Referring now to
FIG. 9 , thebody 102 comprises one or more snap fit features orfingers 160. Thebody 102 comprises anedge 162 and a skirt comprising three walls or surfaces 164 a, 164 b, 164 c surrounding theopening 104. Thedevice 100 is free of a skirt surface on theedge 162. The skirt surfaces 164 a, 164 b, 164 c extend downwardly from theopening 104 and are longer than theedge 162. - Preferably, the
body 102 comprises three snap fit features orfingers 160 that are spaced equally around theopening 104. However, in some configurations, thebody 102 may have less than three snap fit features orfingers 160, or more than three snap fit features or fingers. In some configurations, the snap fit features orfingers 160 may be unequally spaced around theopening 104. - The snap fit features or
fingers 160 are configured to be at least partially biasable, flexible, and/or resilient, and are configured to at least partially deflect outwardly away from thecenter opening 104 when thewire locking device 100 initially contacts or engages theaccess port 16 of the medical device 10 (FIGS. 1-2, 10 ) during installation of thewire locking device 100 onto themedical device 10. - The snap fit features or
fingers 160 are also configured to deflect outwardly away from thecenter opening 104 when thewire locking device 100 begins to be removed or separated from theaccess port 16 of the medical device 10 (FIGS. 1-2, 11 ) so that thewire locking device 100 can be separated from themedical device 10. - With additional reference to
FIGS. 1, 2, and 10 , thewire locking device 100 can be installed onto themedical device 10 according to a method. The method may include one or more of the steps disclosed herein. Thewire locking device 100 can be attached or installed on thedevice 10 by aligning thewire locking device 100 with theaccess port 16 of themedical device 10. Thewire locking device 100 may be aligned relative to themedical device 10 such that the skirt surfaces 164 a, 164 b, 164 c and edge 162 surround theaccess port 16. Thewire locking device 100 may then be moved downwardly in adirection 155 onto theaccess port 16 until the snap fit features orfingers 160 contact thering 24. Continued downward movement of thedevice 100 onto theaccess port 16 indirection 155 causes theaccess port 16 to move or force thefingers 160 to spread outwardly away from theopening 104 to make room for theaccess port 16 to fit between thefingers 160. - Further downward movement of the
wire locking device 100 onto theaccess port 16 eventually causes thefingers 160 to resiliently deflect or snap back inwardly towards the opening 104 into their steady state position. Thefingers 160 may click or snap back against thebase 22 and/or belowring 24, which may provide an audible click or tactical sound or vibration so the user knows thedevice 100 has been installed and is properly seated on themedical device 10. - The snap fit features or
fingers 160 may have undercuts or tabs 166 (SeeFIGS. 12 and 13 ) that are configured to engage a bottom surface of thering 24 to lock and maintain a connection of thewire locking device 100 on theaccess port 16 and themedical device 10. The skirt surfaces 164 a, 164 b, 164 c surrounding theaccess port 16 may also function as an anti-rotation feature that is/are configured to restrict or prevent thewire locking device 100 from rotating relative to or about theaccess port 16. - Referring now to
FIG. 11 , to remove or separate thewire locking device 100 from themedical device 10, a user may grasp thewire locking device 100 and push or apply a rocking or pivoting force onto thebody 102 or the arm orwire guide 106 indirection 157 so that thewire locking device 100 tips, rocks, or pivots on or about its edge 162 (See alsoFIG. 9 ) and then separated from themedical device 10. - With additional reference to
FIG. 12 , the force F applied onto thedevice 100 and/or thefingers 160 indirection 157 during this tipping, pushing, pivoting, and/or rocking motion will cause thefingers 160 to deflect and expand outwardly away from theopening 104 and each other so that thefingers 160 and under cut features 166 move away from thebase 22 and clear enough space for thewire locking device 100 to disengage thering 24 so that thewire locking device 100 can be separated from themedical device 10. - In contrast, referring now to
FIG. 13 , if a force F′ is applied onto thedevice 100 orfinger 160 that is not directed towards the edge 162 (i.e., if the force F′ is indirection 159 or is vertical and not a pushing force or an angled or rocking force towardsedge 162 like inFIG. 12 ), the corresponding snap fit feature orfinger 160 or undercut 166 will prevent the force F′ from being delivered in an upward direction thereby restricting or preventing removal or separation of thewire locking device 100 from themedical device 10. Instead, thering 24 of theaccess port 16 will be pressed against one or more of the snap fit features orfingers 160 thereby increasing the grip of thewire locking device 100 on themedical device 10. -
FIGS. 14 and 15 each illustrate thewire locking device 100 with threewires - It is understood that the method steps disclosed herein can be performed in virtually any order. Moreover, one or more of the following method steps can be combined with other steps; can be omitted or eliminated; can be repeated; and/or can separated into individual or additional steps.
- The explanations and illustrations presented herein are intended to acquaint others skilled in the art with the invention, its principles, and its practical application. The above description is intended to be illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art may adapt and apply the invention in its numerous forms, as may be best suited to the requirements of a particular use.
- Accordingly, the specific embodiments of the present invention as set forth are not intended as being exhaustive or limiting of the teachings. The scope of the teachings should, therefore, be determined not with reference to this description, but should instead be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. The omission in the following claims of any aspect of subject matter that is disclosed herein is not a disclaimer of such subject matter, nor should it be regarded that the inventors did not consider such subject matter to be part of the disclosed inventive subject matter.
- Plural elements or steps can be provided by a single integrated element or step. Alternatively, a single element or step might be divided into separate plural elements or steps.
- The disclosure of “a” or “one” to describe an element or step is not intended to foreclose additional elements or steps.
- While the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as “first,” “second,” and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings.
- Spatially relative terms, such as “inner,” “outer,” “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,” “upper,” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. Spatially relative terms may be intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements or features would then be oriented “above” the other elements or features. Thus, the example term “below” can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
- The disclosures of all articles and references, including patent applications and publications, are incorporated by reference for all purposes. Other combinations are also possible as will be gleaned from the following claims, which are also hereby incorporated by reference into this written description.
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1. A medical device comprising:
a body defining an opening through which a wire is extendible;
an upper wire guiding portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;
a lower wire guiding portion coupled with the body, the lower wire guiding portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite the lower wire guiding portion first surface, wherein the lower wire guiding portion first faces the upper wire guiding portion second surface; and
a plurality of wire locking features, wherein a first wire locking feature of the plurality of locking features is disposed on the upper wire guiding portion second surface and a second wire locking feature of the plurality of locking features is disposed on the lower wire guiding portion second surface.
2. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of wire locking features is configured to provide an audible or haptic indication in response to a guidewire being placed in contact therewith during insertion of the guidewire into the channel.
3. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of wire locking features includes a slot that is aligned with an axis and a well, wherein the slot includes a tapered wall that extends towards the slot axis and the well.
4. The medical device of claim 1 , further comprising a side wall protrusion extending from the first surface, the side wall protrusion having an outside surface and an inside surface configured to receive the wire.
5. The medical device of claim 4 , wherein the side wall protrusion extends towards the third surface.
6. The medical device of claim 1 , further comprising a wire contacting feature extending from the first surface, the wire contacting feature defining a wall, wherein the side wall protrusion inside surface and the wall define a channel between the first surface and the third surface.
7. The medical device of claim 6 , wherein the channel extends along a center axis that is substantially perpendicular to a center axis that the opening extends along.
8. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the medical device comprises a cap through which the wire is extendible.
9. The medical device of claim 8 , wherein the cap comprises an opening and the body comprises a barb that is configured to engage the cap opening to connect the cap and the body.
10. The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of wire locking features are arranged two at the upper wire guiding portion and one at the lower wire guiding portion.
11. A medical device comprising:
a body defining an opening through which a wire is extendible;
a wire guiding portion coupled with the body, the wire guiding portion configured to guide the wire along with an axis; and
at least two wire locking features configured to hook the wire at the wire guiding portion, the at least two wire locking features each comprising a slot extending in opposite direction along a slot axis substantially perpendicular to the axis.
12. The medical device of claim 11 , wherein the at least two wire locking features each comprise a well and the slot includes a tapered wall that extends towards the slot axis and the well.
13. The medical device of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the at least two wire locking features is configured to provide a tactile feedback of the wire being engaged in each of the at least two wire locking features.
14. The medical device of claim 11 , the wire guiding portion comprising:
an upper wire guiding portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
a lower wire guiding portion coupled with the body, the lower wire guiding portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the lower wire guiding portion first surface, wherein the lower wire guiding portion first surface faces the upper wire guiding portion second surface.
15. The medical device of claim 14 , wherein a first of the at least two wire locking features is disposed at the upper wire guiding portion and a second of the at least two wire locking features is disposed on the lower guiding portion.
16. The medical device of claim 15 , wherein the first of the at least two wire locking features is disposed at the upper wire guiding portion second surface and the second of the at least two wire locking features is disposed on the lower wire guiding portion second surface.
17. A wire guide for guiding a wire, the wire guide comprising:
an upper wire guiding portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;
a lower wire guiding portion coupled with the body, the lower wire guiding portion having a first surface and a second surface opposite the lower wire guiding portion first surface, wherein the lower wire guiding portion first faces the upper wire guiding portion second surface; and
a plurality of wire locking features, wherein a first wire locking feature of the plurality of locking features is disposed on the upper wire guiding portion second surface and a second wire locking feature of the plurality of locking features is disposed on the lower wire guiding portion second surface.
18. The wire guide of claim 17 , wherein each of the plurality of wire locking features includes a slot that is aligned with an axis and a well, wherein the slot includes a tapered wall that extends towards the slot axis and the well.
19. The wire guide of claim 17 , wherein at least one of the plurality of wire locking features is configured to provide an audible or haptic indication in response to a guidewire being placed in contact therewith during insertion of the guidewire into the channel.
20. The wire guide of claim 14 , wherein a first of the plurality of wire locking features is disposed at the upper wire guiding portion and a second of the plurality of wire locking features is disposed on the lower guiding portion.
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