发明申请
- 专利标题: Imaging and therapeutic procedure for carpal tunnel syndrome
- 专利标题(中): 腕管综合征的成像和治疗程序
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申请号: US10881409申请日: 2004-06-30
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公开(公告)号: US20050038423A1公开(公告)日: 2005-02-17
- 发明人: Inder Makin , Conrad Klotz , Sarah Stephens , Robert Dunki-Jacobs
- 申请人: Inder Makin , Conrad Klotz , Sarah Stephens , Robert Dunki-Jacobs
- 主分类号: A61B19/00
- IPC分类号: A61B19/00 ; A61N7/02 ; A61B18/04 ; A61F7/00 ; A61F7/12
摘要:
A system, method and/or apparatus is provided for visualization or imaging of the transverse carpal ligament and surrounding structures/features of a hand of a patient, and treatment of the transverse carpal ligament, particularly, but not necessarily, for performing non-invasive carpal tunnel release. The subject invention utilizes ultrasound waves preferably, but not necessarily, in the high frequency range and cavitations to image the transverse carpal ligament (TCL), record its location in three-dimensional space, and perform precision treatment on the transverse carpal ligament. Treatment may range from stretching or lengthening the TCL to complete tissue ablation or dissection of a portion or portions of the TCL (as is performed in a standard carpal tunnel release procedure) in order to release pressure within the carpal tunnel. Particularly, high temperature conditions are generated at target tissue of the TCL resulting in elongation or necrosis/dissection. The subject system, apparatus and/or method provides the surgeon to relieve a patient of carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms in a bloodless, efficient, and accurate manner.
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