Patent ID: 7303555

Claim:
A method for visualization and treatment of a transverse carpal ligament and surrounding structures/features of a patient comprising: placing a probe at a first position with respect to a wrist; transmitting a first frequency signal to a carpal tunnel area of the wrist using the probe positioned at the first position; generating an ultrasonic image of the carpal tunnel area of the wrist with the first frequency signal; identifying a target area of the carpal tunnel area using the generated ultrasonic image; moving the probe from the first position to a second position with respect to the wrist, the second position at a location different from the first position; and transmitting a second frequency signal to the target area using the probe positioned at the second position, wherein the second frequency signal is at a frequency different from the first frequency signal and is selected to cause at least one of ablation, elongation, necrosis and dissection within the target area.