Patent ID: 11957335
Assignee: MEACOR, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. 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.