Method for treating damaged fingernails
US6042679A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1082
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for treating damaged fingernails which includes the use of a sheet of transparent vinyl film coated on one side with an adhesive suitable to adhere to a fingernail, wherein a multiplicity of generally oval shaped forms and into a backing material to which the adhesive adheres releasable in such manner that an individual oval vinyl repair item may be peeled from the backing strip and placed upon a damaged fingernail and wherein the same material may be used in reverse in such manner that the adhesive material will be exposed before the item is removed from the backing strip and the fingernail may be pressed against the adhesive so as to facilitate the placing and removal of the protective vinyl on the fingernail.
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