Clinical Research

Ultrasound-Guided Carpal Tunnel Release

Ultrasound-guided carpal tunnel release (UGCTR) was initially described by Nakamichi in 1997.^{10, 11} Since then, over 20 peer-reviewed publications have reported clinical results on over 2,800 unique hands (2,100 unique patients) with UGCTR using UltraGuideCTR.^{12-22, 30-39} The collective clinical success rate is over 95%, with these publications consistently documenting across multiple study designs and sites of service the safety and effectiveness of UGCTR, an excellent safety profile, and the ability to perform the procedure in the clinic setting. ^{12-22, 30-39}

Clinical Experience

The first ultrasound-guided carpal tunnel release using UltraGuideCTR^TM was performed in February 2017.

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  Over 55,000 procedures completed including many simultaneous bilateral releases^{12-22, 30-39}
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  Procedures performed in the ASC, OR and clinic setting – most procedures performed using only local anesthesia/WALANT technique^{12-15, 17, 19-22, 30-33}
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  Post-operative discomfort typically managed with acetaminophen or NSAIDs as necessary^{12, 13-15, 17-22}
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  Statistically and clinically significant improvements in patient-reported outcome measures as early as 1-2 weeks and sustained at up to 6 years post-procedure^{12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 30-34}
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  Most patients can return to work in 3-5 days^{12, 16, 19, 20, 32}