US 12,220,125 B2
Surgical method and system for performing the same
Toufic Azar, Montreal (CA); and Renzo Cecere, Mont-royal (CA)
Assigned to MeaCor, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by MeaCor, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/226,637.
Application 18/226,637 is a continuation of application No. 17/721,173, filed on Apr. 14, 2022.
Application 17/721,173 is a continuation of application No. 16/658,414, filed on Oct. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,331,096, issued on May 17, 2022.
Application 16/658,414 is a continuation of application No. 15/531,622, granted, now 10,512,460, issued on Dec. 24, 2019, previously published as PCT/IB2015/059806, filed on Dec. 19, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/186,708, filed on Jun. 30, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/094,151, filed on Dec. 19, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0363756 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 7/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/068 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 7/12 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00566 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00783 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0441 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0498 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06052 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06076 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0649 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00291 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0287 (2013.01); A61F 2007/126 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for repairing biological tissue, the system comprising:
a guide having a cooling surface configured to be placed against a tissue surface of the biological tissue;
a driver having a lock configured to releasably attach a helicoidal member configured to reshape at least a portion of the biological tissue by rotating a distal end of the helicoidal member in a helical direction such that the distal end penetrates into the biological tissue, the driver being operative for rotating the helicoidal member and allowing the helicoidal member to advance along the guide and penetrate into the biological tissue without separating a section from the biological tissue; and
a cooling subsystem operatively coupled to the guide for cooling the cooling surface to a predetermined temperature, the predetermined temperature being low enough to cause adhesion between the cooling surface and the tissue surface.