Percutaneous carpal tunnel plasty method

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1995-01-10

1997-06-03

Yan, Ren

Surgery

Miscellaneous

Methods

606192, A61B 1700

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RE0355232

ABSTRACT:
Nerve entrapment such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is relieved by a surgical procedure for increasing the spatial diameter of the tunnel enclosing the nerve, which involves inserting a protected balloon catheter into the tunnel and serially inflating and deflating the catheter while moving it along the tunnel from one end to the other.

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