KR101659219B1

KR101659219B1 - Ingrown Toenail Correction Mechanism

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Publication number: KR101659219B1
Application number: KR1020150042603A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 라대창
Original assignee: 라대창
Priority date: 2015-03-26
Filing date: 2015-03-26
Publication date: 2016-09-22

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ingrown toenail which is used for preventing or treating a disease in which a toenail penetrates into the flesh. Particularly to the ingrown toenails, in addition to the natural restoring force of the material itself, the physical pressing force can be arbitrarily adjusted, so that the size of any claw can be used while adjusting the elasticity according to the degree of the introversion disease.

Description

{Ingrown Toenail Correction Mechanism}

The present invention relates to an ingrown toenail orthodontic appliance for use in preventing or treating a disease in which a toenail penetrates into a flesh, and more particularly, to an ingrown toenail, in which the practitioner arbitrarily adjusts the physical elastic pressure, The present invention relates to an ingrown calf correction device capable of effectively treating an ingrown disease of the toenails.

In general, an ingrown toenail is one of the common nail diseases, and it is a disease in which the nail penetrates into the flesh and causes inflammation and pain. For example, if a nail clipper deeply cuts the edges of the nails and claws, the uncut claws or nail pieces hidden in the flesh can penetrate the flesh, and when the claws change, the tight-fitting shoes are worn for a long time.

The most common symptom is fever, pain and swelling in the affected area. It occurs most commonly on the big toe of five toes, especially on the thumb of the right foot. At first, the outer or inner part of the big toe is reddish slightly, and swelling and mild pain are brought in. However, as the friction continues, the swelling becomes more swollen and the sweat becomes more and the granulation tissue (inflammation and blood vessel, The area starts to swell and the pain becomes severe.

If this condition is left untreated, pain can cause daily life, for example walking or movement disorders, and when the inflammation becomes severe, soft tissues (diseases in which the bacteria invade the subcutaneous tissue and cause pyogenic inflammation) The same secondary infectious disease can occur. Because of this, it is better to treat as soon as possible. Therapeutic methods include surgery and correction. In light cases, if a cotton ball or a dental floss is inserted between the corner of the nail and the flesh below it, it may not require surgery, but if surgery is necessary, remove the side of the flared nail plate after topical anesthesia In order to remove the wrinkles on the edge of the nail covering the stomach, and to prevent recurrence, the digging of the nail plate is done vertically. At this time, the nail surface is also cut off or high-frequency electrocautery is performed. Such a surgical method has a disadvantage that the cosmetic problem of the toenails is severe in the future.

In addition to these treatment methods, there is also known a method of naturally treating an ingrown toenail using a corrective instrument.

Patent No. 756079, shown in Patent Document 1, refers to a "calibrating device for the toe-to-toe incisor and the inverted toe claw", in which the both sides of the ingrown toenails are pulled upward and the central portion of the ingrown toenails is pressed downward Mechanism.

This prior art utilizes the restoring force of the "shape memory alloy", but since the restoring force is constant, when it is applied to various kinds of toenails, the restoring force is insufficient or excessive, and the product responds to the temperature, There is a problem that the restoration force is reduced and the effect is lowered, and in particular, the manufacturing cost is increased.

A calibration mechanism such as that shown in the following Patent Document 2 is also known, which is a product for calibrating the nail using the elasticity of materials. Because the elasticity of this product is constant, the claws of various states are provided with uniform elasticity, resulting in insufficient or excessive elasticity. It has to be manufactured in various sizes to fit various claw sizes.

Therefore, there is a desperate need to develop an orthodontic appliance for an inward-looking toenail which is capable of imparting a desired elastic force in accordance with the state of an ingrown toenail, and which can easily be applied to any size of toenails.

KR Patent No. 756079 KR Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0096134

The present invention has been developed in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art and to provide various additional advantages, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a claw- The present invention provides an inward-looking claw correcting device that satisfies convenience and practicality that can be applied and used.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an ingrown claw correcting tool which is formed into an assembly and which is economically advantageous in disinfection, cleaning and replacement of parts.

The above objects are achieved by an ingrown claw correcting tool provided according to the present invention.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ingrown calf correction device comprising: an elastic material having a predetermined length; both ends of the elastic material are bent so as to face each other at an opposite end thereof and inserted into both ends of the ingrown toenails, A claw correcting body positioned to be installed in a state of applying an elastic force to the claw; The elastic force applied to the ingrown toenails from the toe orthodontic body by being reciprocally moved from a predetermined position of the toe orthodontic body so as to be in contact with the ingrown toenails and allowing the practitioner to arbitrarily adjust the elastic strength applied to the in- Lt; / RTI >

The elastic force regulator may include a fixing nut, which is detachably coupled to a predetermined position of the nail correcting body to provide an opening and a hole, and a handle is provided to be reciprocally coupled to the fixing nut, And a spring which is coupled to the adjusting shaft and is supported between the fixing nut and the pressing head to apply elastic pressure to the adjusting shaft, Lt; / RTI >

In another embodiment, the pressing head portion is threaded to be separated from the adjusting shaft.

In still another embodiment, the fixing nut is formed of two split nuts and is screwed to be separated from each other with the horizontal part of the nail correcting body interposed therebetween.

In another embodiment, the calibrator may be made of any one of stainless steel, titanium, and magnesium.

According to the present invention, an effect of arbitrarily adjusting an elastic force given to an ingrown toenail according to a disease state of an ingrown toenail is given, and an effect of easily applying any toenail size is given.

Also, it is formed into an assembly, and disinfection, scouring, and replacement of parts give advantageous effects.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an ingrown toe calibrator according to the present invention,
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1,
FIG. 3 is a front view of an operation example of the first embodiment of the present invention in which the orthodontic claw is applied with the orthodontic appliance,
4 is a view showing an example of a state in which an elastic force is arbitrarily applied to the toenails in a state in which the orthodontic appliance according to the present invention is applied to the ingrown toenails.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an ingrown toe calibrator according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1. Fig.

As shown in the drawings, an ingrown toe correcting tool 100 according to the present invention includes an ingrown toe correcting body 110 (hereinafter referred to as a "body") having a predetermined length and being bent into a predetermined shape as a plate- . The body 110 is inserted into opposite ends of the ingrown toenails at opposite ends of the opposite bent portions 116a and 116b and opposite bent portions 116a and 116b with a predetermined type of horizontal portion 114 interposed therebetween And hook bending portions 112a and 112b for hooking the ingrown toenails in a resiliently nipping state. Preferably, the distance d between the opposite ends of the body 110 where the hooking bends 112a and 112b are formed is smaller than the width of the adult toenails. The reason is that the hooking bends 112a and 112b are firmly engaged while giving elasticity to be restored to the ingrown claws. Therefore, the bending form of the body 110 may be bent in any form as long as it can form the hooking bends 112a and 112b which can be elastically hooked on the ingrown toenails.

The body 110 is coupled with a resiliency regulator 120 for regulating the elasticity of the body 110. The elasticity adjuster 120 is installed to be reciprocally movable perpendicularly to the flat portion 114 of the body 110 and is moved from the body 110 to the toenails So that the practitioner can arbitrarily adjust the elastic strength of the applied elastic member itself according to the degree of the disease of the ingrown toenails.

The resilient force adjusting member 120 of the body 110 is detachably coupled to the horizontal portion 114 to be fixedly coupled to the fixing nut 122 to provide the inner and outer holes 121, A handle 123 is provided at an upper portion thereof and an elongated adjusting shaft 125 having a pressing head portion 124 abutting against the toenails is provided at a lower portion opposed to the engaging bent portions 122a and 122b, And a spring 126 coupled to the adjusting shaft 125 to apply an elastic force to the adjusting shaft 125 while being supported between the pressing head portion 122 and the pressing head portion 124.

The fixing nut 122 is composed of two split nuts 122a and 122b for securely fixing the body 110 to the body 110. The fixing nut 122 is screwed to the body 110 through the horizontal portion 114 of the body 110, So that the pressure head 124 can be screwed so as to be separated from the adjusting shaft 125. Thus, when the parts are exchanged, maintained, or disinfected, So that it can be easily disassembled and assembled. For this reason, the orthodontic appliance 110 may be made of any one of stainless steel, titanium, and magnesium, which is harmless to the human body and has no rust and has elastic strength. If necessary, it may be made of a synthetic resin having strength.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a first operation example of a state in which the orthodontic appliance according to the present invention is applied to the ingrown toenails, FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the elastic force is applied to the toenails in a state in which the orthodontic appliance according to the present invention is applied to the toenails. Fig. 8 is a view showing an example of a state in which a state is given from the front. Fig. The operation of the ingrown claw correcting tool according to the present invention will be described with reference to these drawings.

3, the orthodontic appliance 100 according to the present invention includes an orthodontic claw 1 which is vertically inserted into a body 110 of a patient, 112b are inserted into both ends of the ingrown claws 1 after the ends of the claws 112a, 112b are folded to fit the ends of the patient's ingrown claws 1, the engaging folds 112a, The pressing head portion 124 of the adjusting shaft 125 abuts on the upper surface of the ingrown claw 1 in a state where the pressing head portion 124 is engaged with both ends of the claw 1 and the pressing force of the spring 126 is applied to the ingrown claw 1 The body 110 to which the control shaft 125 is coupled is deformed to be contracted due to the elastic force of the body while the body is resisting the spring 126. However, The restoring force is deeply pierced through the hooking bends 112a and 112b by the fingers of the big toe 2 Is continuously act on both ends of the ingrown nail (1) was eoga.

Therefore, both ends of the ingrown toenails 1, which have been inserted into the fingers of the big toe 2, are removed from the fingers of the big toe 2 as indicated by the phantom line in Fig. 3 while being given restoring force of the body 110 .

This orthodontic treatment corrects a disease of the ingrown toenails 1 by applying the restoring force of the body 110 shrunk and deformed by the pressure of the spring 126. The orthodontic treatment method of FIG. It can be applied to patients whose degree of disease is not severe. For a patient with an intractable claw (1) disease, approximately 10 minutes of treatment can be used to obtain a corrective effect. It may be repeated to improve the calibration effect.

If the degree of disease of the ingrown claws 1 is severe, correction treatment can be performed while adjusting the adjustment axis 125 to impart strong resilience to the ingrown claws 1 of the patient.

That is, when the degree of disease of the ingrown claws 1 is severe and it is judged that treatment of the disease of the ingrown claws 1 is difficult only by the pressure of the spring 126 acting from the control shaft 125, 3, when the spiral portion 127 of the adjustment shaft 125 is not engaged with the screw hole 121, the grip 123 of the adjustment shaft 125 is gripped and the adjustment shaft 125 is rotated, The adjustment shaft 125 is moved downward in the direction of arrow a as viewed in FIG. 4 and the pressing head portion 124 is moved downward by the pressing head portion 124 in the direction of the ingrown claws 1 The body 110 is deformed to be contracted by the elastic force of the body 110. At this time, a strong restoring force generated by the self-elasticity of the body 110, , 112b) of the thumb toe (2) Becomes continuously applied to the both ends of the ingrown nail (1).

Therefore, both ends of the ingrown claw 1, which have deeply penetrated into the fingers of the big toe 2, give a resilient force to be strongly lifted in the direction of arrow b as shown in Fig. 4, The orthodontic claws (1) that are inserted into the claws (1) are gradually removed from the fingers of the big toe (2).

Adjustment of the pressing force acting on the toenails 1 from the adjusting shaft 125 is performed by reciprocating movement of the adjusting shaft 125 as the operator rotates the adjusting shaft 125, Can be arbitrarily adjusted according to the upward and downward travel distances of the portion 127. Such an orthodontic treatment can also be carried out while adjusting the strengths once or repeatedly depending on the effect of orthodontic treatment.

It is preferable to sterilize and disinfect it for the purpose of prevention of germ infection or personal hygiene after use, and the present invention is advantageous in that it can be easily disassembled for disinfection and disinfection as well as the replacement of the corresponding parts.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it should be pointed out that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, but should be construed according to the appended claims.

100: Intaglio claw correcting sphere
110: an introvert claw correcting body
112a and 112b:
120: Elastic moderator
121: inside contents
122: Fixing nut
123: Handle
124: pressure head portion
125: Adjustable shaft
126: spring

Claims

The claws are bent at opposite ends so as to be opposed to each other. The opposite ends of the claws are inserted into both ends of the ingrown claws to form hooking bent portions. The claws are positioned in such a manner as to give elasticity to the ingrown claws. A drag body; And
And the elastic force applied to the ingrown toenails from the toe orthodontic body by being reciprocally moved from a predetermined position of the toe orthodontic body so as to be in contact with the ingrown toenails and allowing the practitioner to arbitrarily adjust the elastic strength, A fixing nut which is detachably coupled to a predetermined position of the nail correcting body to provide an inner or bottom hole and which is composed of two split nuts and threadedly engaged with each other with a horizontal part of the nail correcting body interposed therebetween, And the lower part of the lower part of the lower part, which is located opposite to the engaging bends, is provided with a regulating shaft having a pressing head part which is abutted against the nail, and a control shaft which is supported between the fixing nut and the pressing head part. A spring that is coupled to the shaft and applies an elastic pressure to the adjustment shaft Obtain ingrown nail correction comprising a sphere made of elastic force adjustment.

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The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the pressing head portion is threaded to be separated from the adjusting shaft.

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The method according to claim 1 or 3,
Wherein the orthodontic appliance is made of one of stainless steel, titanium and magnesium.