US Patent Issued on April 22 for "Method of performing a minimially invasive carpal tunnel release using an interventional radiology procedure" (Kansas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,791, issued on April 22.

"Method of performing a minimially invasive carpal tunnel release using an interventional radiology procedure" was invented by Robert McFarland (Wichita, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a method of performing an image guided carpal tunnel release procedure. The method includes directing fluid through a hypodermic needle toward a median nerve of a patient to move the median nerve away from a deep surface of a transverse carpal ligament (TCL) of the patient. The method further includes dissecting the TCL with the hypodermic needle by sliding a cutting edge associated with the ...