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)] | 22 Claims |
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.
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