Simple, Elegant, Safe and Effective

The UltraguideCTR features:

• The low profile tapered tip allows the device to be inserted through an extremely small incision – less than the width of your little finger.
• Stealth MicroGuard balloons gently expand and maintain a safe zone prior to and during transection
• Meerkat Technology – the TCL Blade is hidden in the tip of the device for safe insertion and removal.
• The TCL Blade cannot be activated unless the Stealth MicroGuard balloons are inflated.

Benefits

• Most patients can return to work and the activities they love within 3-6 days
• Performed in a procedure room or office setting
• Typically performed using local anesthesia
• Small incision typically closed without sutures
• Aspirin or Ibuprofen typically used for pain management
• Postoperative therapy typically not required
• Immediate motion of the hand for rapid recovery

Carpal Tunnel Release with the UltraguideCTR and Ultrasound Guidance

• Throughout the procedure, the transverse carpal ligament and relevant anatomic structures are visualized directly, in real-time, with ultrasound imaging.
• The UltraguideCTR is inserted through a small incision (~5mm) over the proximal carpal tunnel region.
• Meerkat Technology coordinates the activation of the TCL Blade and the inflation of the Stealth MicroGuards.
• The TCL Blade is initially positioned entirely within the tip and shaft of the UltraguideCTR and can only be activated after the Stealth MicroGuards are deployed.
• Once in position and the Stealth MicroGuards deployed, the TCL Blade is advanced from the tip of the device to transect, or divide, the transverse carpal ligament.
• The TCL Blade is returned to the inactive position, within the tip and shaft of the device, and the Stealth MicroGuards are deflated.
• The UltraguideCTR is removed and the small incision can be closed with an adhesive strip, bandage or sutures as needed.