Methods and Devices for Pain Management
AssigneeMyoScience, Inc.
InventorsJohn Allison, Richard Radnovich, Jason Reynolds
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Abstract
A method in which a location is determined on the skin that is proximate to a sensory nerve that is associated with a painful condition. At least one needle of a cryogenic device is inserted into the location on the skin such that the needle is proximate to the sensory nerve. The device is activated such that the at least one needle creates a cooling zone about the sensory nerve, thereby eliminating or reducing severity of the painful condition.
Claims35
A method for reducing knee pain experienced by a patient, the method comprising:
- determining a location of a zone with reference to a skin surface adjacent to a nerve associated with pain of a knee of a leg;
- inserting at least one needle of a cryogenic device through the skin and into the zone;
- positioning the needle adjacent to the nerve;
- activating the device such that the at least one needle creates a cooling zone about the nerve, thereby eliminating or reducing severity of pain.
A method for reducing knee pain experienced by a patient, the method comprising:
- determining a location of a treatment zone with reference to a skin surface proximate to a nerve associated with pain of a knee of a leg;
- applying a treatment to the nerve by directing the treatment with reference to the treatment zone, thereby eliminating or reducing severity of pain.
A method for reducing knee pain experienced by a patient, the method comprising:
- positioning a treatment surface of a cryogenic device within a treatment zone below skin of a patient body, wherein the treatment zone is proximate a selected branch of a nerve associated with osteoarthritis of a joint by:
- identifying a region of the skin with reference to hard tissue structures identifiable tactilely or visibly through the skin;
- advancing at least one probe of a cryogenic device through the skin and into the treatment zone underlying the region;
- activating the device such that the at least one probe creates a cooling zone about the selected branch, the cooling zone inducing Wallerian degeneration of the selected branch so as to eliminate or reduce severity of pain caused by the osteoarthritis.
A system for reducing knee pain experienced by a patient, the system comprising:
- a guide for identifying a zone with reference to a skin surface;
- a treatment probe configured for directing a treatment under the skin surface with reference to the zone, the treatment configured to modulate a nerve associated with pain of a knee of a leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.