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Meacor, Inc.

Robert Forestell

Toufic Azar

Renzo Cecere

Annie Pike

Donald Pavlasek

Philippe Aubin

Renzo Cere

A method using a guide to assist in insertion of a helicoidal member in a target biological tissue. The method includes abutting a substantially longitudinally extending portion of the guide against a target tissue exposed surface with the helicoidal member mounted thereto so that at least a portion of the guide is inserted in a helicoidal member passageway substantially parallel to a helicoidal member longitudinal axis of the helicoidal member; adhering the substantially longitudinally extending portion of the guide to the target tissue exposed surface with the helicoidal member longitudinal axis substantially parallel to the target tissue exposed surface; and advancing the helicoidal member in the target biological tissue in a substantially helicoidal movement with the guide remaining substantially fixed relative to the target biological tissue.

Surgical method and system for performing the same

A system () including an helicoidal member (); an elongated guide () positionable at least partially through the helicoidal member () along the longitudinal axis of helicoidal member (), the guide () defining a longitudinally extending peripheral surface cooled portion (); a cooling subsystem () for cooling the peripheral surface cooled portion (); and a driver () for mounting the helicoidal member () thereto and rotating the helicoidal member () along the helicoidal member longitudinal axis while allowing the helicoidal member () to advance along the guide () in a distally oriented direction.

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Montreal, Canada

Robert Forestell