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 30 peer reviewed publications have reported clinical results on over 3,000 hands (>2,500 patients) treated with UGCTR. ^{7, 11-22} The collective clinical success rate is over 95%, with these publications documenting the safety and effectiveness of UGCTR, an excellent safety profile, and the ability to perform the procedure in the in the clinic setting.^{7, 11-22}

Clinical Experience

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

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  Over 43,000 procedures completed including many simultaneous bilateral releases^12-22
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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}
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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}
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  Most patients can return to work in 3-5 days^{12, 16, 19, 20}