Mediracer is a Finnish company
- Slash the time it takes for a doctor to diagnose a common cause of wrist pain
- The invention is called Mediracer
- It takes five minutes to identify a condition called carpal tunnel syndrome
- CTS affects up to one in 12 people, predominantly women
- Nerve conduction tests are normally carried out to diagnose the problem
- Waiting time can be up to two years, due to shortage of specialists to operate bulky testing equipment
- Mediracer uses the same technology (EMG) but on a simpler scale
- It can operated by doctors, nurses or occupational therapists, which means patients can now turn up and be tested on the same day
- "The great advantage is you can teach anyone to do this test," says Mr Tim Green, consultant orthopaedic surgeonat University Hospitals Leicester.
- "It's done away with the waiting lists completely. That's important because 50,000 people a year in Britain have surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome."
At the press of a button, the instrument measures the speed at which nerve signals pass between two points, highlighting a blockage caused by pressure on the median nerve.
The device, which costs just under £5,000, was a finalist in the recent Medical Futures Innovations awards.
Early return to work
Early return to work
- £76.40 per day CBI Figures
- Sick pay, Lost Productivity,Loss of Tax
- 100 patients / 75 working age
- 6 weeks off work/ 2 weeks off work
- £240,660 / £80,220
- 42,000 Ctd per year = Savings
- £67,384,800.00 one condition
- Smarter Thinking + Early return to work
- = Savings of £91,114,800.00 Minimum for the condition of Carpal Tunnels alone
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