K-WIRE 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 using a guide wire, the method including:
placing a surgical tool end at a surgical site, said surgical tool having a guiding through bore opening at the tool end; guiding a guide wire to the site by passing the guide wire through the passage, said guide wire having an operative end portion; and deforming a portion of the operative end portion after its exit from the passage such that the deformed portion presents a projected area greater than the cross sectional area of the guide wire when in the passage.