Patent ID: 8702654
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A61B,A61K,A61M,A61P

Abstract:
1. A system for treating a patient's hand, comprising: a needle guide; an injection needle; the needle guide comprising a guide hole configured for receiving the injection needle; a clamp coupled to the needle guide; wherein the clamp comprises a reference surface for positioning at a palm of the patient's hand; wherein the needle guide is slideably coupled to the clamp such that the needle guide may be adjusted with respect to the reference surface; an imaging device configured for real-time imaging the flexor retinaculum with respect to surrounding tissue during injection; wherein the clamp is configured to house the imaging device; wherein the imaging device comprises an imaging surface; wherein the imaging surface is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the guide hole of the needle guide; and an agent configured for delivery within said injection needle to a tissue region associated with the flexor retinaculum of the patient.