Intravascular safety guidewire

A surgical system wherein a catheter is adapted to be inserted into a blood vessel of a patient using a hollow needle, a guide wire, and a series of dilators, wherein the improvement comprises an intravascular safety guidewire replacing said guide wire, wherein said intravascular safety guidewire comprises:

• an elongated main shaft including:
• an elongated axis along the length of said elongated main shaft;
• a proximal end adapted to be inserted through said hollow needle;
• and
• a distal terminus located on the opposite end of said elongated main body opposite said proximal end, and including:
• a pivot post extending from said elongated axis;
• and
• a rotating anchor including:
• an elongated body including:
• an elongated axis along the length of said elongated body;
• and
• a pivot receiver;
• wherein said pivot receiver is located at a center portion of said elongated body and adapted to receive said pivot post therein, such that said rotating anchor is adapted to rotate with respect to said elongated main shaft;
• wherein when in use, said hollow needle is inserted into a blood vessel of a patient;
• then said rotating anchor of said intravascular safety guidewire is rotated such that its elongated axis is in a non-parallel position to said elongated axis of said elongated main shaft, thereby preventing said intravascular safety guidewire from slipping completely into the blood vessel of said patient;
• then said intravascular safety guidewire is slid into and through said hollow needle and into said blood vessel of said patient until in a desired position;
• then said rotating anchor of said intravascular safety guidewire is rotated such that its elongated axis is in a parallel position to said elongated axis of said elongated main shaft, thereby allowing said hollow needle to be slid over said intravascular safety guidewire and said rotating anchor and off said intravascular safety guidewire completely;
• then a first dilator is slid over said rotating anchor while in said parallel position and onto said intravascular safety guidewire;
• then once said dilator has passed beyond said rotating anchor said rotating anchor of said intravascular safety guidewire is again rotated such that its elongated axis is in a non-parallel position to said elongated axis of said elongated main shaft, thereby again preventing said intravascular safety guidewire from slipping completely into the blood vessel of said patient;
• then said first dilator is pushed into said blood vessel of said patient until in a desired position;
• then the process is repeated for successively larger diameter dilators until the desired diameter catheter is placed upon said intravascular safety guidewire and pushed within said blood vessel until in a desired position;
• then said intravascular safety guidewire is slid out from said catheter and said blood vessel of said patient leaving the catheter therein.