Medical guidewire adapter for packaging reuse
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Jul 8, 2003
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Oct 10, 2002
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Apr 10, 2001
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Apr 10, 2001
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An adapter that converts medical guidewire packaging into a reusable storage device. The adapter includes a conduit with first and second ends each having an opening and a passage there between. The adapter also includes an angled funnel with a duct and an enlarged end having an enlarged opening or port. The funnel is attached to the conduit between its ends and the duct of the funnel is in communication with the passage of the conduit. The first end of the conduit of the adapter is inserted into the opening of one end of a packaging tube while the other end of the packaging tube is inserted into the opening of the second end of the conduit of the adapter. Medical guidewires are inserted into the conduit of the adapter via the funnel and guided into the packaging tube by the funnel's duct and the adapter's conduit.
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