Dual tip guide wire
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1. A method of using a guide wire comprising:
- positioning a guide wire having an elongate shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, the guide wire having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the guide wire is sharpened and the second end of the guide wire comprises at least one straight flute that extends parallel to the longitudinal axis;
inserting the first end of the guide wire into a clavicle in a first direction; and
after inserting the first end of the guide wire, inserting the second end of the guide wire into the clavicle in a second direction, wherein the first direction is substantially opposite the second direction.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a guide wire having a dual tip design and methods for using the guide wire.
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1. A method of using a guide wire comprising:
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positioning a guide wire having an elongate shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, the guide wire having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the guide wire is sharpened and the second end of the guide wire comprises at least one straight flute that extends parallel to the longitudinal axis; inserting the first end of the guide wire into a clavicle in a first direction; and after inserting the first end of the guide wire, inserting the second end of the guide wire into the clavicle in a second direction, wherein the first direction is substantially opposite the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of using a guide wire comprising:
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positioning a guide wire near a bone, the guide wire comprising an elongate shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, the guide wire comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the guide wire is sharpened and the second end of the guide wire comprises at least one longitudinal flute, the bone comprising a fracture; inserting the first end of the guide wire into the bone in a first direction; and oscillating the second end of the guide wire into the bone in a second direction such that the at least one longitudinal flute bores a channel into the bone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
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16. A method of using a guide wire comprising:
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providing a guide wire comprising an elongate shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, the guide wire comprising a first end and a second end, wherein an attachment member is located at the second end of the guide wire, the attachment member comprising two longitudinal flutes extending on opposite sides of the attachment member; inserting the first end of the guide wire into a first bone portion in a first direction; and inserting the second end of the guide wire into a second bone portion in a second direction, wherein the first direction is substantially opposite the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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