Patent ID: 7135017

Claim:
A method of performing treatment on a transverse carpal ligament of a wrist of a patient comprising: (a) generating, during a procedure to treat a transverse carpal ligament in a patient's wrist, an image of a portion of the wrist of the patient using a first ultrasound frequency; (b) locating a target area on the transverse carpal ligament of the wrist of the patient relative to internal structures of the wrist proximate the transverse carpal ligament using the image generated during the procedure; and (c) directing a second ultrasound frequency at the transverse carnal ligament to cause a high temperature at the target area of the transverse carpal ligament to cause the target area of the transverse carpal ligament to undergo one of elongation, ablation, necrosis and dissection during the procedure, wherein the directing of the second ultrasound frequency at the transverse carpal ligament to cause the high temperature is performed in a non-invasive manner.