Patent ID: 9108005
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61B,A61K,A61M,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a patient with carpal tunnel syndrome, comprising: providing a needle guide comprising a guide hole configured for receiving an injection needle; wherein a clamp is coupled to the needle guide; the clamp being configured to house an imaging device; positioning a reference surface of the clamp at a palm of the patient's hand; slideably adjusting the needle guide with respect to the reference surface of the clamp; wherein an imaging surface of the imaging device is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the guide hole of the needle guide; imaging the flexor retinaculum with respect to surrounding tissue during injection with the imaging device; inserting said injection needle to a tissue region associated with the flexor retinaculum of the patient; and injecting an agent into said location of the flexor retinaculum in one or more doses sufficient to weaken the structural integrity of the flexor retinaculum.