Clamp for gripping a guide wire or hollow tube for a catheter

- SciMed Life Systems, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clamp for gripping a guide wire or hollow tube for a catheter, showing our new design, in disassembled condition;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, in assembled condition;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the body portion thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the body portion thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view of the body portion thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6--6 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the body portion thereof;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the slide portion thereof;

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view of the slide portion thereof; the opposite side elevational view being identical;

FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the slide portion thereof;

FIG. 11 is a rear elevational view of the slide portion thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of the slide portion thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D329698
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 13, 1991
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 1992
Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc. (Maple Grove, MN)
Inventors: Carol Loney (St. Louis Park, MN), David B. Robinson (Chanhassen, MN)
Primary Examiner: Stella Reid
Law Firm: Kinney & Lange
Application Number: 7/806,412