Patent ID: 7476207

Claim:
An apparatus for treating carpal tunnel syndrome in a person's hand, the hand having a longitudinal axis, a palmar aspect with thenar and hypothenar regions and a dorsal region opposed to the palmar aspect, the apparatus comprising a tubular housing having an internal hollow region, a first adjustable pressure member located on a lower portion of the hollow region, a second adjustable pressure member located on the lower portion of the hollow region adjacent said first pressure adjustable pressure member, a third adjustable pressure member located on an upper portion of said hollow region, said first adjustable pressure member, said second adjustable pressure member and said third adjustable pressure member each extending along a substantial portion of said hollow region, a means for heating located between said first adjustable pressure member and said second pressure adjustable member, a first means for adjusting the first adjustable pressure member, a second means for adjusting the second adjustable pressure member and a third means for adjusting the third adjustable pressure member, a means for measuring the amount of stretching or elongation of the carpal ligament, said first adjustable pressure member is sized and configured to apply pressure to the hypothenar region, the second adjustable pressure member is sized and configured to apply pressure to the thenar region and the third adjustable pressure member is sized and configured to apply pressure to the central dorsal region of the hand.