IMAGING CORE LOADING TOOL

摘要

A tool (10) for coaxially loading a flexible member into a lumen of a catheter. Typically, the flexible member is a flexible imaging core or simil ar device. The tool includes a body (18) which has a connector (22), which connects the body (18) to a hub located on the catheter. A pair of opposed rollers (12, 14) disposed proximate to the connector, are used to advance th e flexible member, through the connector and into the catheter, which is connected to the connector. The flexible member is advanced by counter rotating the rollers.