Guiding musculoskeletal procedures
US12144887B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P19/02
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method may include providing a syringe device having (a) a single needle, (b) a first syringe comprising saline with microbubbles, (c) a second syringe comprising a therapeutic compound, and (d) a connector coupling the single needle to the first syringe and to the second syringe. The method may further include guiding the single needle to an injection site of a patient; injecting, with the first syringe, a quantity of saline with microbubbles; confirming a desired position of the single needle, with ultrasound imaging, by identifying the microbubbles in the quantity of saline relative to a tip of the single needle and further relative to one or more anatomical landmarks visible with the ultrasound imaging; and injecting, with the second syringe, the therapeutic compound at the injection site.
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