Abstract: The invention disclosed herein is a surgical guide apparatus (SGA) and method of use. The guide apparatus preferably comprises a collar connected to a guide tube. The guide apparatus is expressly adapted to mount to the finger of a surgeon and to facilitate the proper insertion of a K-wire into a patient without tearing the surgeon's glove or cutting the surgeon.

Abstract: The laser billiard ball positioning apparatus is an invention that provides continuous real time visual positioning feedback to assist in properly positioning a billiard ball. The laser billiard ball positioning apparatus provides positioning information without causing any interference with the rolling trajectory of a billiard ball. The laser billiard ball positioning apparatus further provides for a positioning target that is never covered up by a billiard ball. The laser billiard ball positioning apparatus is primarily intended for use by billiard players in properly positioning billiard balls prior to the initiation of a game of billiards.