WO2003007804A3 - Apparatus and method for treating carpal tunnel syndrome - Google Patents

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WO2003007804A3
WO2003007804A3 PCT/US2002/023154 US0223154W WO03007804A3 WO 2003007804 A3 WO2003007804 A3 WO 2003007804A3 US 0223154 W US0223154 W US 0223154W WO 03007804 A3 WO03007804 A3 WO 03007804A3
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Humberto L Porrata
Alejandro A Porrata
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M D Brothers Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/0102—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations
    • A61F5/0104—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation
    • A61F5/0118—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations without articulation for the arms, hands or fingers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/0102—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations
    • A61F5/012—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations inflatable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F2007/0001—Body part
    • A61F2007/0029—Arm or parts thereof
    • A61F2007/0035—Wrist

Abstract

The inventive apparatus includes a bilateral housing (10) for receiving the patient's right or left hand (40) with two bottom capture regions (12, 14) for capturing and retaining the thenar and hypothenar regions of the patient's hand. The housing also includes a top portion (16) with a pressure element (24) adapted and configured to contact at least a portion of the central longitudinal dorsal region of the patient's hand. The pressure element is connected to an active pressure source (26), such that when the hand is inserted into the housing, the pressure element may be activated to exert pressure on the respective central dorsal region of the hand while the hypothenar and thenar regions of the hand are disposed within and retained by the first and second captures region, thus exertiing forces opposite to the pressure exerted by the pressure element. This forces the thenar and hypothenar regions apart, thus, advantageously transversely stretching the carpal ligament, the flexor retinaculum, superficial structures and muscles of the hand.
PCT/US2002/023154 2001-07-18 2002-07-18 Apparatus and method for treating carpal tunnel syndrome WO2003007804A2 (en)

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EP02759164A EP1448122A2 (en) 2001-07-18 2002-06-19 Apparatus and method for treating carpal tunnel syndrome
CA2454064A CA2454064C (en) 2001-07-18 2002-06-19 Apparatus and method for treating carpal tunnel syndrome
AU2002324516A AU2002324516A1 (en) 2001-07-18 2002-07-18 Apparatus and method for treating carpal tunnel syndrome

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