Patent ID: 8715311

Claim:
A guide wire for introduction of surgical implants and surgical instruments to a surgical site within a body, the guide wire comprising: a manipulative end, a center portion, and an operative end; said operative end including a first independent deformable leg and a second independent deformable leg, each said independent deformable leg diverging from a common area of said guide wire, said independent deformable legs predisposed to move in an outward direction with respect to each other and forming a first gap extending the length of said independent deformable legs; one independent deformable leg being longer than said second independent deformable leg, said longer independent deformable leg including a tip portion that is constructed to overlap a tip portion of the said shorter independent deformable leg and forming a second gap between said tip portions, said second gap formed generally perpendicular to the guide wire longitudinal axis when in the non deformed state, wherein each said opposing deformable legs contains a bend positioned distally from the point where said opposing independent deformable leg diverge from said common area of said guide wire, wherein at least one independent deformable leg contains a groove sized to receive a projection and said opposite independent deformable leg contains a projection sized and shaped to fit within said groove.