The advantages of this invention are provided by a surgical tool for repairing a damaged spinal disc of a patient comprising: a catheter having a proximal end and a distal end a guide wire contained within the catheter so that when the guide wire is pulled, the catheter will flex into a non linear shape allowing it to be steered once inserted in the patient a heating element carried by the catheter, probe or heating member, and connected to an power source 45 (external or not) so that the heating element can be activated and provide heat to treat a disk a probe that extends from the catheter so that the probe can be extended out of the catheter and, a grasping member that can from the distal end of the catheter.
