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US 11,957,335 B2Granted
Surgical method and system for performing the same
AssigneeMeacor, Inc.
InventorsToufic Azar, Renzo Cecere
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Abstract
A system using a guide to assist in insertion of a helicoidal member in a target biological tissue. The system adheres to tissues using suction to allow insertion of the helicoidal member.
Claims22
A method of repairing biological tissue, the method comprising:
- abutting at least a portion of a cooling surface of a guide against a tissue surface of the biological tissue;
- cooling the least a portion of the cooling surface to a predetermined temperature, the predetermined temperature being low enough to cause adhesion between the cooling surface and the tissue surface;
- advancing a helicoidal member into the biological tissue over the guide with the guide remaining substantially fixed relative to the tissue surface;
- reversing the cooling of the least a portion of the cooling surface to release the cooling surface from the tissue surface;
- and
- removing the guide from the tissue surface after the cooling surface is released and the helicoidal member has been advanced into the biological tissue.
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A method for repairing biological tissue, the method comprising:
- positioning a catheter adjacent a first tissue surface of the biological tissue;
- abutting at least a portion of a cooling surface of a guide against the first tissue surface;
- cooling the least a portion of the cooling surface to a predetermined temperature, the predetermined temperature being low enough to cause adhesion between the cooling surface and the first tissue surface;
- advancing a helicoidal member into the biological tissue over the guide with the guide remaining substantially fixed relative to the first tissue surface;
- reversing the cooling to release the cooling surface from the first tissue surface;
- repositioning the guide to a second tissue surface after the cooling surface has been released from the first tissue surface;
- cooling at least part of the repositioned guide to the predetermined temperature to cause adhesion between the repositioned guide and the second tissue surface;
- advancing a second helicoidal member into the biological tissue with the repositioned guide remaining substantially fixed relative to the second tissue surface;
- reversing the cooling to release the cooling surface from the second tissue surface;
- and
- removing the guide after the cooling surface has been released from the first tissue surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.