Corrective device for deformed nails
US8137297B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/11
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An elastic metal strip aligning a longitudinal direction with a rolling direction of a cold-rolled plate is collected and processed to a shape including a correction plate with the longitudinal direction of the elastic metal as a width direction of a nail and a plurality of tongue strips protruded from the edge of the correction plate near the nail tip. Each tongue strip is folded and bent to form a hooked claw with a double structure of a folding part and a bending part. A nail tip of a deformed nail is inserted between the hooked claw and the correction plate to apply a restoring force of elasticity in the correction plate to the deformed nail as correction ability for deformed nails. A wrought wire rod can be used instead of a cold-rolled plate and a Cu—Al—Mn type shape-memory alloy may further be used as a raw material.
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