GUIDEWIRE AND METHOD FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES

摘要

A surgical guide wire or K-wire and method of use are provided. The K-wire, or guide wire, has opposite end portions and a shank portion in between. One end portion has a deformable end portion that, once outside of a confining guide passage, can be deformed to present a projected forward facing area that is larger than the transverse cross section of the K-wire, or guide wire, while in the passage. The increased area will provide increased resistance to additional forward axial movement into the surgical site.

主权项

1. A method of conducting a medical procedure on a surgical site using a guide wire, the method comprising the steps of:
placing a surgical tool at a surgical site, said surgical tool having a guiding through bore which terminates in a distal end opening; passing a guide wire having a manipulative end, a center portion and an operative end through said guiding through bore, said operative end configured to be traversable between a first configuration and a second configuration configured to limit forward axial motion of said guide wire into said surgical site; and traversing said guide wire from said first configuration to said second configuration by passing said guide wire operative end beyond said opening of said through bore, said second configuration defined by said operative end having a deformed projected area that is greater than the cross sectional area of the guide wire when in said first configuration.