Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia
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Application No.: US15780891Application Date: 2016-12-02
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Publication No.: US11039755B2Publication Date: 2021-06-22
- Inventor: Robert S. Katz
- Applicant: Robert S. Katz
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: Robert S. Katz
- Current Assignee: Robert S. Katz
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2016/064597 WO 20161202
- International Announcement: WO2017/096148 WO 20170608
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61B5/03 ; A61B5/11 ; A61B5/22

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for diagnosing and treating fibromyalgia in a patient. In one method, a pressure value is obtained for the patient, wherein the pressure value is determined by inserting a needle of a device into a location in the patient, injecting saline solution into the patient at the location, and measuring a pressure at the location: and fibromyalgia is diagnosed in the patient if the pressure at the location exceeds a threshold pressure value. The present disclosure also provides a device for use in the methods of the disclosure. One such device includes a needle, a syringe including a saline solution, a tube positioned between the syringe and the needle, and a pressure sensor configured to obtain a pressure value at a muscle location of a patient.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180360332A1 Methods and Systems for Diagnosing and Treating Fibromyalgia Public/Granted day:2018-12-20
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