Methods and Devices for Facilitating Visualization In a Surgical Environment

摘要

Devices and methods for visually confirming the positioning of a distal end portion of an illuminating device placed within a patient include inserting a distal end portion of an illuminating device internally into a patient, emitting light from the distal end portion of the illuminating device, observing transillumination resulting from the light emitted from the distal end portion of the illuminating device that occurs on an external surface of the patient, and correlating the location of the observed transillumination on the external surface of the patient with an internal location of the patient that underlies the location of observed transillumination, to confirm positioning of the distal end portion of the illuminating device.

主权项

1. A quick release connector for use with an illuminating guidewire, said quick release connector comprising:
a main body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; a channel in said distal end portion and opening to a distal end of said main body, said channel configured and dimensioned to slidably receive a proximal end portion of the illuminating guidewire; and a quick release locking mechanism configured to assume a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein when in said locked position, said quick release locking mechanism fixes the proximal end portion of the illuminating guidewire in said channel.