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US 2019/0038459 A1Published application
Methods, systems, and devices for treating neuromas, fibromas, nerve entrapment, and/or pain associated therewith
AssigneeMyoScience, Inc.
InventorsJwala Karnik, John Allison, Clint Carnell
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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.
Claims15
A system for treating a neuroma in a limb of a patient, the system comprising:
- a needle having a proximal end, a distal end, and a needle lumen therebetween, the needle configured for insertion proximate to the nerve;
- a cooling fluid supply lumen extending distally within the needle lumen to a distal portion of the needle lumen;
- a cooling fluid source couplable to the cooling fluid supply lumen to direct cooling fluid flow into the needle lumen so that liquid from the cooling flow vaporizes within the needle lumen to provide cooling to the nerve such that neuroma decreases in size and/or pain associated with the neuroma and experienced by the patient is reduced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.