Patent ID: 8974485
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
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, wherein said operative end includes two equally sized deployable free ends which diverge from a common region of said guide wire, each said free end having a first linear portion and a second portion which diverges from the longitudinal axis of said guide wire at a bend, said bend positioned between said common region of said guide wire and a distal end of said free end, wherein each said bend is positioned at a predetermined location within said free end to provide a predetermined separation angle, wherein each said free end contains at least one bone or tissue engagement member.