Patent ID: 9642648
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method for the diagnosis or treatment of a joint of a patient, wherein said joint is at least partially surrounded by a capsule, wherein said method comprises the steps of: being provided with at least one device comprising a plate, in which the plate has a first external surface and a second external surface opposite to each other, a contour between both external surfaces, wherein said contour is devoid of cutting edges, and a traction element that protrudes from the first external surface of the plate forming a variable angle with said first external surface; inserting the device inside the joint and passing through the capsule, ensuring that the traction element protrudes externally and remains accessible from outside the patient's body; pulling the traction element, causing said traction element to become placed in a non-tangent position to the first external surface of the plate and causing said external surface to come into contact with an internal wall of the capsule; continuing to pull the traction element in a non-tangent direction T to the first external surface, causing the plate to push the internal wall of the capsule and cause a deformation of the capsule, there becoming delimited a space under the plate and inside the joint as a result of said deformation.