TW201424622A - Nail correcting appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

A nail correcting appliance is described, which is suitable to be set on a nail, and includes an elastic plate. The elastic plate includes a camber portion and two hooking portions. A through portion is set in the camber portion. The hooking portions of the elastic plate are respectively disposed on two opposite first sides of the camber portion. When the nail correcting appliance is set on the nail, the camber portion of the elastic plate is abutted against a nail surface of the nail, and the two hooking portions of the elastic plate hook two opposite sides of the nail surface.

Description

Nail aligner

The present invention relates to a aligner, and more particularly to a nail aligner.

Ingrown nail refers to the situation in which the nail tip or free edge of the human body penetrates into the soft tissue beside the nail and causes inflammation and infection. Ingrown nails occur mostly on the toes, and there are many reasons for ingrown nails on the toes. They are usually caused by wearing tight shoes, improperly trimming the toenails, congenital hyperthyroidism, and curling. In addition, people with flat feet tend to exert excessive force on the big toe of the toes, and it is also more prone to ingrown toenails.

Ingredement can cause considerable pain to the patient, affecting the patient's daily life. If the symptoms are not too serious, most patients can care for themselves, but there are some problems that are not in line with hygiene. For example, the nails that grow in the wrong direction are cut off by scissors, but the scissors are not properly disinfected, and there may be bacterial infections. If the symptoms are too severe, they can only be treated surgically. However, after surgery, it takes a long time for wound healing and toenail regeneration. Moreover, there is still the possibility of recurrence after surgery, and some patients with recurrent ingrown toenails often relapse, which is quite painful.

Therefore, there is a nail sticker correction sheet on the market which is made of a polymer material having elastic restoring force and adhered to the nail by an adhesive, whereby the nail is gradually pulled by the elastic restoring force of the correction piece. Back to the proper curvature, so as to avoid the effect of incarceration.

However, the problem with such nail sticker correction tablets is that it is difficult to install and requires the use of an adhesive. Most of them require help from others, and even require professionally trained personnel to ensure the efficacy. In addition, the adhesive may also be contaminated in other parts of the body, and it takes a lot of trouble to remove it.

Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention is to provide a nail corrector which is adapted to be attached to a nail to correct a nail having an improper growth direction, thereby improving the condition of the inlay. Moreover, the nail aligner is easy to install and the patient can install it himself without the assistance of others. In addition, the use of this nail aligner can also avoid the problem of hygienic deficiencies that may arise from self-care for nail arthritis.

According to the above object of the present invention, a nail corrector is proposed. The nail corrector is adapted to be attached to a nail and the nail corrector comprises an elastic sheet. The elastic piece includes an arc surface portion and two hook portions, wherein the arc surface portion has a through portion. The two hook portions of the elastic piece are respectively disposed on opposite first side edges of the arc surface. When the nail corrector is mounted on the nail, the curved surface of the elastic piece abuts against the nail surface of the nail, and the two hook portions of the elastic piece hook the opposite sides of the nail surface.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the arc surface is further provided with a notch, wherein the notch is located on the second side of the arc surface and communicates with the through portion.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the through portion extends to a second side of the arcuate portion.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the penetrating portion is rectangular. According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the penetrating portion is a capsule shape.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the through portion is triangular.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the material of the elastic sheet is a metal material or a polymer material.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the material of the elastic sheet is a stainless steel material.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the material of the elastic sheet is a plastic material.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a perspective view of a nail corrector according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the nail aligner 100 includes an elastic piece 120. In an embodiment, the material of the elastic piece 120 may be a metal material or a polymer material. Among them, the advantage of using a metal material is that the strength is sufficient, and the effect of the ingel correction can be improved. The material of the elastic piece 120 can also be a stainless steel material for dental use, thereby providing a sufficient strength to reduce the incidence of skin allergies. In addition, the material of the elastic piece 120 may also be a plastic material. However, the material of the elastic piece 120 is not limited thereto, and may be other materials having elasticity and flexibility.

As shown in FIG. 1, the elastic piece 120 includes an arc surface portion 140 and two hook portions 160. The two hook portions 160 are respectively disposed on the opposite first side edges 146 of the curved surface portion 140. The curved surface portion 140 is provided with a through portion 142 and a notch 144. The penetrating portion 142 of the arcuate portion 140 is provided inside the arcuate portion 140. The notch 144 of the curved surface portion 140 is located at the second side 148 of the curved surface portion 140, and the notch 144 and the curved surface portion 140 of the curved surface portion 140 The through portion 142 is in communication. The notch 144 of the curved surface portion 140 and the through portion 142 of the curved surface portion 140 both penetrate the outer side surface 140a and the inner side surface 140b of the curved surface portion 140. In addition, the curvature of the curved surface portion 140 can be the same as the curvature of the nail surface of the user to be installed. However, the curvature of the two can be different.

Referring to FIG. 2, a front view of a state of use of a nail corrector according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The nail aligner 100 can be used to mount on the nail 180. When the nail corrector 100 is mounted on the nail 180, part or all of the curved surface portion 140 can abut against the nail surface 182 of the nail 180, and the two hook portions 160 hook the opposite side edges 182a of the nail surface 182. Thereby, an upward pulling force can be generated on the opposite side edges 182a of the nail surface 182, so that the nail 180 is gradually pulled back to an appropriate curvature, thereby correcting the nail 180 with improper growth direction, thereby improving the embedding. A situation.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 simultaneously, wherein FIG. 3 is a front elevational view showing a nail corrector according to an embodiment of the present invention. The nail aligner 100 of Fig. 3 exhibits a state in which deformation has not yet occurred, and the nail aligner 100 of Fig. 2 shows a state in which the nail 180 has been inserted and deformed. Comparing these two figures, it can be further understood that the degree of bending of the nail aligner 100 shown in Fig. 2 is larger than that shown in Fig. 3. The present invention achieves the effect of correcting the nail 180 by the elastic restoring force of the nail corrector 100 due to deformation.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at the same time, it is worth mentioning that, by the design of the through portion 142, when the elastic piece 120 is inserted into the nail 180, the curved surface portion 140 can be easily deformed, thereby facilitating The installation of the nail aligner 100. In addition, due to the arc of the nail aligner 100 when applied The face 140 can abut the face 182, and the hook portion 160 can hook the opposite side 182a of the face 182. Therefore, it is not necessary to use an additional adhesive to fix, which can reduce the complexity and difficulty of installation. The nail aligner 100 is quite convenient to install, so the user can install it himself without the assistance of others.

In addition, the application of the nail corrector 100 can also avoid the problem of insufficient hygiene that may occur in self-care for nail arthritis. On the other hand, the nail corrector 100 can design different curved portions and different curvatures of the curved surface 140 according to different nail sizes of the fingers of the user and the curvature of the nails for the user to select.

Please refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6 , which are schematic top views of a nail aligner according to several embodiments of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the through portion 142 of the nail corrector 100 may be rectangular. As shown in Fig. 5, in this embodiment, the penetrating portion 142a of the nail corrector 100a is in the shape of a capsule. As shown in Fig. 6, in this embodiment, the penetrating portion 142b of the nail corrector 100b is triangular. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, in this embodiment, the through portion 142c of the nail corrector 100c extends to the second side 148 of the arcuate portion 140. However, the shape of the penetrating portion is not limited thereto, and may be other geometric shapes.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8 simultaneously, wherein FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a nail corrector according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the nail aligner 100d of the embodiment shown in Fig. 8 and the nail aligner 100 of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 is that the curved surface portion 140 of the nail aligner 100d is provided only with the penetrating portion 142d, and is not provided. A notch 144 of the arcuate face 140 of the nail corrector 100. In addition, the nail aligner 100d The through portion 142d of the arcuate portion 140 does not extend to the second side 148 of the arcuate portion 140.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 9 simultaneously, when the nail corrector 100 is used in a case where the sides 172a of the nail surface 172 of the nail 170 are not uniform, the arcuate portion 140 may be provided with a notch 144 to facilitate the curved surface portion 140. The deformation is such that the nail corrector 100 can more conform to the shape of the nail surface 172 of the nail 170 and is easy to install.

Referring to Fig. 8 and Figs. 10A and 10B at the same time, the nail corrector 100d can be used for the case where both sides 192a of the nail 190 face 192 are wide. Generally, the body trunk is oriented in the direction of the finger, and the nail surface 192 of the nail 190 has a curvature, and the penetration portion 142d of the nail aligner 100d can facilitate the deformation of the curved surface portion 140, so that the nail aligner 100d can conform to The nail 190 has a curvature of 192 and is easy to install.

It can be seen from the above embodiments of the present invention that one of the advantages of the nail aligner of the present invention is that it is easy to install, so the patient can install it himself without the assistance of others.

According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, another advantage of the nail corrector of the present invention is that it avoids the problem of insufficient hygiene that may occur in self-care for nail arthritis.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, another advantage of the nail corrector of the present invention is that, by the design of the penetrating portion, the arc face can be easily deformed during the process of inserting the elastic piece into the nail, thereby facilitating the nail. Installation of the aligner.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, another advantage of the nail corrector of the present invention is that the material of the elastic piece can be a metal material and the strength is sufficient. Can improve the effect of ingrown correction.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, a further advantage of the nail corrector of the present invention is that the material of the elastic sheet can also be a dental stainless steel material, thereby reducing the occurrence of skin allergy in addition to providing sufficient strength. Probability.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100‧‧‧nail braces

100a‧‧‧nail braces

100b‧‧‧nail braces

100c‧‧‧nail braces

100d‧‧‧nail braces

120‧‧‧Elastic film

140‧‧‧Arc face

140a‧‧‧Outside

140b‧‧‧ inside

142‧‧‧through section

142a‧‧‧through section

142b‧‧‧through section

142c‧‧‧through

142d‧‧‧through section

144‧‧ ‧ gap

146‧‧‧ first side

148‧‧‧ second side

160‧‧‧K hook section

170‧‧‧nails

172‧‧‧A

172a‧‧‧ side

180‧‧‧nails

182‧‧‧A

182a‧‧‧ side

190‧‧‧nails

192‧‧‧A

192a‧‧‧ side

The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent and understood.

1 is a perspective view showing a nail corrector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view showing the state of use of a nail corrector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a front elevational view of a nail aligner in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a top plan view of a nail aligner in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of a nail aligner in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a top plan view showing a nail corrector according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a nail corrector according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a perspective view showing a nail corrector according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a top plan view showing the non-uniform width of the sides of the nail surface.

Fig. 10A is a schematic plan view showing the case where the sides of the nail surface are uniform.

Fig. 10B is a side elevational view showing the condition in which both sides of the nail face are uniform.

100‧‧‧nail braces

120‧‧‧Elastic film

140‧‧‧Arc face

140a‧‧‧Outside

140b‧‧‧ inside

142‧‧‧through section

144‧‧ ‧ gap

146‧‧‧ first side

148‧‧‧ second side

160‧‧‧K hook section

Claims (9)

A nail aligner for attaching to a nail, the nail aligner comprising: an elastic piece, comprising: an arc face, wherein the arc face has a penetrating portion therein; and two hook portions respectively disposed at the a second side of the curved face; when the nail corrector is mounted on the nail, the arc face abuts against one of the nail faces, and the hook portions hook the opposite side of the nail face Side. The nail aligner of claim 1, wherein the arc surface is further provided with a notch, the notch being located at a second side of the arc surface and communicating with the penetrating portion. The nail aligner of claim 1, wherein the penetration extends to a second side of the arcuate face. The nail corrector of claim 1, wherein the through portion is rectangular. The nail corrector of claim 1, wherein the through portion is in the shape of a capsule. The nail corrector of claim 1, wherein the through portion is triangular. The nail corrector according to claim 1, wherein the material of the elastic sheet is a metal material or a polymer material. A nail aligner according to claim 1, wherein the material of the elastic sheet is a dental stainless steel material. The nail aligner according to claim 1, wherein the material of the elastic piece is a plastic material