Medical device for treating carpal tunnel and De Quervain's syndromes
AssigneeAnodyne Systems LLC
InventorJoel Elisha Maier
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Abstract
Devices and methods for treating carpal tunnel syndrome or DeQuervain's syndrome. The device may include a resting portion for receiving a user's forearm, first and second contact portions configured to contact the user's forearm, and a stretching mechanism configured to apply opposing forces to the first contact portion and the second contact portion to stretch the user's underlying tissue. The first contact portion may be configured to apply a compressive force to the user's forearm at a first location. The second contact portion may be configured to apply a compressive force to the user's forearm at a second location different than the first location.
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A device for treating carpal tunnel syndrome or DeQuervain's syndrome, the device comprising:
- a resting portion for receiving a side of a user's forearm;
- a first contact portion configured to contact an opposite side of the user's forearm and apply a compressive force to the user's forearm at a first location;
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- a second contact portion configured to contact the opposite side of the user's forearm, the second contact portion configured to apply a compressive force to the user's forearm at a second location different than the first location;
- the device having a first configuration in which the first contact portion and the second contact portion are in contact with the user's forearm;
- the device having a second configuration in which the first contact portion and the second contact portion are moved away from the first configuration in opposite directions to apply opposing forces at the first location and the second location to stretch the user's tissue.
A device for treating carpal tunnel syndrome or DeQuervain's syndrome, the device comprising:
- a resting portion for receiving a side of a user's forearm;
- a first contact portion configured to contact an opposite side of the user's forearm and apply a compressive force to the user's forearm at a first location;
- and a second contact portion configured to contact the opposite side of the user's forearm, the second contact portion configured to apply a compressive force to the user's forearm at a second location different than the first location;
- the device having a first configuration in which the first contact portion and the second contact portion do not contact the user's forearm;
- the device having a second configuration in which the first contact portion and the second contact portion apply the compressive forces to the user's forearm at the first location and the second location and the first contact portion and the second contact portion move in opposite directions to apply opposing forces to the first contact portion and the second contact portion to stretch the user's tissue, wherein the opposing forces are in a direction generally perpendicular to the compressive force.
A method for treating a user, the method comprising:
- positioning a side of the user's forearm on a resting portion of a device;
- contacting a first contact portion of the device with an opposite side of the user's forearm over a radius and/or an ulna bone,
- contacting a second contact portion of the device with the opposite side of the user's forearm over carpal and/or metacarpal bones at a second location different from the first location;
- applying a compressive force to the user's forearm using the first and second contact portions;
- moving the first contact portion in a first direction and moving the second contact portion in a second direction to apply opposing forces to the first contact portion and the second contact portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.