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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takeshi Kudoh, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shinsuke Nakaya, Fujinomiya, JP;
Tomohiro Sudo, Fujinomiya, JP;
Hideto Nagata, Fujinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/0279 (2013.01); A61M 1/0064 (2013.01); A61M 3/0283 (2013.01); A61M 3/0258 (2013.01); A61M 2202/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an arthritis treatment method and an arthritis treatment system which can be effective for the short-term attainment of a pain relief effect. An arthritis treatment method includes an instrument introducing step of causing at least one instrument having a tubular shape to communicate with a lesion area in which crystal-induced arthritis occurs, and a treatment step of removing a causative agent of the crystal-induced arthritis from the lesion area by perfusion and discharge of a lavage fluid through the instrument.