Inlaid nail corrector

Abstract

The utility model provides an embedded nail corrector. The embedded nail corrector comprises a first supporting body, a second supporting body and a third supporting body, wherein the first supporting body is fixed on the edge of one side of a nail; a wire rod coupled to the first support body; a second support body which is movably inserted into the wire and is fixed to the edge of the other side of the nail; and an adhesive for fixing the first support body and the second support body to the nail surface.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a nail corrector, and more particularly to a nail corrector for normally correcting ingrown fingernails or toenails. Background Art

[0002] Generally speaking, fingernails and toenails are proteins composed of translucent keratin that exist on fingers and toes, respectively, and are the hard parts that protect the fingers and toes.

[0003] Fingernails and toenails can be beautifully decorated using nail polish, gel, accessories, etc., so they can also be the subject of nail art from a beauty point of view.

[0004] Unless there are specific obstacles, fingernails and toenails will continue to grow, but their condition may change depending on the supply of nutrients or the environment (such as the shoes in which the toes are placed).

[0005] For example, as a fingernail or toenail grows, the edges may dig into the flesh, causing inflammation and pain. This is a condition called an ingrown fingernail or toenail (hereinafter referred to as an ingrown toenail).

[0006] Ingrown toenails primarily occur on the big toenail. Any condition that places sustained pressure on the nail can cause an ingrown toenail.

[0007] An ingrown toenail initially causes redness, swelling, and mild pain in the area around the toenail. Pus then gradually forms between the toenails. As the pus forms around the toenail, the odor and pain become severe, making it difficult to walk normally.

[0008] It is common to see a doctor to treat ingrown toenails, but if the condition is not severe, they can be corrected normally using orthotics.

[0009] As corrective devices for correcting such ingrown toenails, many patent technologies such as Korean Patent No. 10-2370101 have been disclosed.

[0010] Yet in disclosed technology, correction appliance is complicated or correction process is very loaded down with trivial details.In addition, because the surface state and length of each person's fingernail or toenail are different, so there is the problem that correction appliance cannot be matched with them.

[0011] In particular, after wearing the braces, the braces may protrude from the fingernails or toenails in an obstructive manner, or may be attached to the nails and occupy a large area, thereby causing inconvenience or stress to the daily life of the user of the braces.

[0012] Prior art literature

[0013] Patent Literature

[0014] Korean Patent No. 10-2370101 (announced on March 3, 2022) Utility Model Content

[0015] Problems to be solved by the utility model

[0016] In order to solve the above problems existing in the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an ingrown nail corrector, which not only has a simple structure and a simple correction process, but can also be quickly customized and worn according to the different lengths and shapes of nails of each person.

[0017] In addition, the present invention aims to provide an ingrown nail corrector that can be naturally attached to the fingernail or toenail after correction and does not cause inconvenience or stress to the user of the corrector in their daily life.

[0018] Means of solving the problem

[0019] The utility model provides an ingrown nail corrector, comprising: a first supporting body fixed to one side edge of the nail; a wire material combined with the first supporting body; a second supporting body movably inserted into the wire material and fixed to the other side edge of the nail; and an adhesive for fixing the first supporting body and the second supporting body to the surface of the nail.

[0020] The first support may include: a support body having a flat bottom surface and bonded with the adhesive; a fixing groove formed in the support body to fix the wire; and a protruding rod protruding from a top surface of the support body.

[0021] The second support may include: a support body to which the adhesive is adhered and which has a flat bottom surface; an insertion hole formed through the support body and into which the wire is inserted; and a protruding rod protruding from a top surface of the support body.

[0022] The protruding rod is formed to be clamped by a clamping tool, and the first support body and the second support body are formed of a plastic material so that the protruding rod can be removed from the top surface of the support body main body by a cutting tool.

[0023] The support body may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a flat top surface.

[0024] The wire may include a shape memory alloy.

[0025] On the other hand, the present invention provides an ingrown nail corrector, characterized in that it includes: a first support body having a flat top surface and a bottom surface and a protruding rod protruding from the top surface, and fixed to one side edge of the fingernail or the toenail; a wire material fixed to one side surface of the first support body and having a length greater than the lateral length of the fingernail or the toenail; a second support body having a flat top surface and a bottom surface, a protruding rod protruding from the top surface and an insertion hole for inserting the wire material, the wire material being movably inserted and fixed to the other side edge of the fingernail or the toenail; and an adhesive for fixing the first support body and the second support body to the surface of the fingernail or the toenail, wherein, when the first support body and the second support body are fixed to the surface of the fingernail or the toenail, the end of the wire material exposed from the insertion hole of the second support body is removed, and the protruding rod is removed.

[0026] On the other hand, the present invention provides a method for correcting ingrown nails, which includes the following steps: using a clamping tool to clamp the protruding rod of a first support body fixed with a wire, and then applying adhesive to the bottom surface of the first support body; using the clamping tool to position the first support body coated with adhesive on one side edge of the nail, and then making them close together; applying adhesive in a manner of wrapping around the first support body fixed on the surface of the nail to improve the bonding performance; using the clamping tool to insert the second support body into the wire connected to the first support body; using the clamping tool to clamp the protruding rod of the second support body, and then applying adhesive to the bottom surface of the second support body; using the clamping tool to position the second support body coated with adhesive on the other side edge of the nail, and then making them close together; applying a small amount of nail glue in a manner of wrapping around the second support body fixed on the surface of the nail to improve the bonding performance; and using a cutting tool to cut the wire protruding from the second support body, and cut the protruding rods of the first support body and the second support body, and then smooth the cut surface for surface finishing.

[0027] Before applying the adhesive to the bottom surface of the first support, the following steps may be performed: etching the nail surface using a grinder and polisher; and removing oil and moisture from the nail surface using paper cutters.

[0028] Utility model effect

[0029] The ingrown nail corrector of the present invention not only has a simple structure and a simple correction process, but can also be quickly customized for each person's nails of different lengths and shapes.

[0030] In addition, the ingrown nail corrector according to the present invention is naturally attached to the fingernail or toenail after correction, thus not causing any inconvenience or stress to the user of the corrector in their daily life. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional diagram of an ingrown nail corrector according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A combined three-dimensional diagram showing the movement of the second support body.

[0033] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Upward stereogram of .

[0034] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional diagram of an ingrown nail corrector according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] Figures 5 to 9 The following are photos showing the correction process of the ingrown nail corrector according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] Figure 10 (A) shows photos of the ingrown nail corrector being fixed to the toenail shortly after surgery and 7 days after surgery. Figure 10 (B) shows the state of the toenails before using the ingrown nail corrector and after the corrector was removed 7 days after the procedure.

[0037] Reference numerals:

[0038] 1, 1a: ingrown nail corrector; 100, 100a: first supporting body;

[0039] 110, 110a: support body; 111: top surface;

[0040] 112: bottom surface; 120, 120a: protruding rod;

[0041] 130, 130a: fixing groove; 140, 240: gripping portion;

[0042] 200, 220a: second support body; 210, 210a: support body main body;

[0043] 211: top surface; 212: bottom surface;

[0044] 220, 200a: protruding rod; 230, 230a: insertion hole;

[0045] 300: wire; N: nail;

[0046] P: tweezers; Ni: forceps;

[0047] C: Scissors. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0049] The present invention can be modified in various ways and has various embodiments, but specific embodiments are shown in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. This is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, but should be interpreted as including all changes, equivalents or substitutes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention.

[0050] When describing the present invention, terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by these terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be named the second component, and similarly, the second component may be named the first component.

[0051] The term "and / or" may include a combination of a plurality of related recited items or any one of the plurality of related recited items.

[0052] When a component is “connected” or “joined” to another component, it can be understood that it can be directly connected or joined to the other component, but other components may be present in between. On the other hand, when a component is “directly connected” or “directly joined” to another component, it can be understood that no other components are present in between.

[0053] The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. A singular expression may include a plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0054] In this application, terms such as "including" or "having" are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations, constituent elements, components or combinations thereof described in the specification, and it can be understood that they do not preclude the possibility of the presence or increase of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, constituent elements, components or combinations thereof.

[0055] Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs.

[0056] Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries may be interpreted as having meanings consistent with their meanings in the context of the relevant technology and should not be interpreted as having idealized or overly formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application.

[0057] The ingrown nail corrector of the present invention can be used to correct ingrown fingernails or toenails. Here, "nail" is used as an abbreviation for a compound word including fingernails and toenails. The ingrown nail corrector can also be called a corrector.

[0058] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional diagram of an ingrown nail corrector according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A combined perspective view showing the movement of the second support, Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Upward stereogram of .

[0059] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, an ingrown nail corrector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a first support 100 , a second support 200 , a wire 300 and an adhesive (not shown).

[0060] Here, the first support 100 and the second support 200 are respectively fixed to the nail, and the wire 300 is bent on the surface of the nail in a state in which the first support 100 and the second support 200 are connected.

[0061] The first support 100 can be fixed to the edge of one side of the nail. Here, the edge of one side of the nail can be the surface of the left area of ​​the nail adjacent to the flesh.

[0062] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the first support body 100 may include a support body main body 110, a protruding rod 120, and a fixing groove 130. The first support body 100 may be manufactured by plastic injection molding.

[0063] The support body 110 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a flat top surface 111 and a bottom surface 112. The support body 110 may have a small size and thickness that does not generate a foreign body sensation when fixed to the nail.

[0064] The protruding rod 120 is coupled to the top surface 111 of the support body 110 , and the bottom surface 112 of the support body 110 is adhered with an adhesive, thereby fixing the first support 100 to the nail.

[0065] The protruding rod 120 may protrude a certain length from the top surface 111 of the support body 110. For example, the protruding rod 120 may have a cylindrical shape. The protruding rod 120 may be deformed into various shapes, such as an elliptical column or a hexahedron, instead of a cylinder.

[0066] The protruding rod 120 can be formed to be used with tweezers (P, Pincette, see Figure 5 and Figure 7), clamps and other clamping tools, and have appropriate hardness so that they can be clamped with pliers (Ni, Nipper, see Figure 8 ), Scissors (C, Clipper, see Figure 9 ) or other cutting tools to remove it from the top surface 111 of the support body 110.

[0067] A fixing groove 130 is formed on one side of the support body 110, and the wire 300 can be coupled thereto. For example, the fixing groove 130 can be formed to pass through the side of the support body 110 to a certain depth. One end of the wire 300 can be inserted into the fixing groove 130 and fixed to the first support body 100. Therefore, the first support body 100 can be used in a state where the wire 300 is coupled to one side.

[0068] The second support 200 can be fixed to the edge of the other side of the nail. Here, the edge of the other side of the nail can be the surface of the nail right area adjacent to the flesh.

[0069] The second support 200 may be manufactured in the same shape as the above-described first support 100. However, unlike the first support 100 fixed to the wire 300, the second support 200 may have a structure capable of being movably inserted into the wire 300.

[0070] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the second support body 200 may include a support body main body 210, a protruding rod 220, and an insertion hole 230. The second support body 200 may also be manufactured by plastic injection molding.

[0071] The support body 210 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a flat top surface 211 and a bottom surface 212. The support body 210 may have a size and thickness that does not cause a foreign body sensation when fixed to the nail.

[0072] The protruding rod 220 is coupled to the top surface 211 of the support body 210 , and the bottom surface 212 of the support body 210 is coated with an adhesive, thereby fixing the second support 200 to the nail.

[0073] The protruding rod 220 may protrude a certain length from the top surface 211 of the support body 210. For example, the protruding rod 220 may have a cylindrical shape. The protruding rod 220 may be deformed into various shapes, such as an elliptical column or a hexahedron, instead of a cylinder.

[0074] The protruding rod 220 may be formed into a shape that can be gripped by a gripping tool such as tweezers (P) and have appropriate hardness so that it can be removed from the top surface 211 of the support body 210 by a cutting tool such as pliers (Ni) or scissors (C).

[0075] An insertion hole 230 is formed through one side of the support body main body 210 so that the wire 300 can be removably inserted. For example, unlike the fixing groove 130 of the first support body 100 described above, the insertion hole 230 can be extended from one side of the support body main body 210 to the other side. The wire 300 can be removably inserted into the insertion hole 230.

[0076] like Figure 1 As shown, the second support 200 can be set in a state separated from the wire 300. Figure 2 As shown, the second support 200 can be moved along the length direction of the wire 300 after being inserted into one end of the wire 300 fixed with the first support 100 .

[0077] At this time, the distance L between the first support 100 and the second support 200 may be adjusted according to the distance between one side and both sides of the nail, that is, the width of the nail.

[0078] The wire 300 connects the first support 100 and the second support 200 and provides the elastic restoring force required for correction. Here, the wire 300 may be longer than the horizontal length of the fingernail or toenail being corrected. Here, the horizontal length may refer to the width from the left edge to the right edge of the fingernail or toenail.

[0079] The wire 300 may have a circular cross section. Of course, the cross section of the wire 300 may be deformed into various shapes, such as a square or a triangle.

[0080] On the other hand, the wire 300 used for nail correction may require physical properties such as springback, stiffness, formability, resilience, biocompatibility, and friction.

[0081] In this embodiment, the wire 300 may be made of a shape memory alloy, which has strong restoring force, toughness, and rigidity.

[0082] A shape memory alloy is a metal that remembers its original shape even when deformed into a different shape and then returns to its original shape when heated. For example, the wire 300 may be selected from nickel-titanium alloy and copper-zinc-aluminum alloy, which are shape memory alloys.

[0083] The adhesive is used to adhere and fix the first support 100 and the second support 200 to the surface of the nail. The adhesive may be adhered to the bottom surface 112 of the first support 100 and the bottom surface 212 of the second support 200. Here, the term "adhesion" is used to cover coating, dripping, spraying, and attachment.

[0084] The adhesive may be a nail glue for fingernails and toenails. For example, the nail glue may be selected from a liquid or gel type, etc. The nail glue may be dripped in a liquid form using a dropper or applied using a brush, etc.

[0085] Of course, the adhesive is not limited to the above forms, and can be applied in various forms such as spraying or tape.

[0086] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional diagram of an ingrown nail corrector according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0087] The following will refer to Figure 4 The following describes an ingrown nail corrector 1a according to another embodiment of the present invention. In order to avoid duplication, the following mainly describes the parts that differ from the above embodiment.

[0088] The shapes of the protruding rods 120a and 220a of the first support 100a and the second support 200a of the ingrown nail corrector 1a according to this embodiment are different from those of the above-mentioned embodiment.

[0089] In this embodiment, each protruding rod 120a, 220a is bent in one direction into a cylindrical shape, and its end is connected to a disc-shaped gripping portion 140, 240. In other words, in this embodiment, the protruding rod 120a, 220a can increase the contact area with a gripping tool such as tweezers (P), thereby improving workability.

[0090] In the ingrown nail corrector 1a of this embodiment, after the first and second supports 100a and 200a are fixed to the nail surface, each protruding rod 120a, 220a is removed from each support body 110a, 210a using a cutting tool such as scissors (C).

[0091] Furthermore, in the ingrown nail corrector 1a according to this embodiment, the shape of the insertion hole 230a of the second support 200a differs from that of the previous embodiment. Specifically, in this embodiment, the insertion hole 230a is formed by completely cutting through the side surface of the support body 210. This shape of the insertion hole 230a facilitates insertion of the second support 200a into the wire 300, thereby improving workability.

[0092] Unexplained symbol 130a is a fixed slot.

[0093] Figures 5 to 9 This is a photo showing a correction method of an ingrown nail corrector according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figures 5 to 9 A correction method for an ingrown nail corrector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described.

[0094] First, the protruding rod 120 of the first support 100 is gripped with a gripping tool such as tweezers (P), and then nail glue as an adhesive is applied to the bottom surface 112 of the support body 110 (step (S100)).

[0095] Before the above step (S100), the following steps may be performed: using a sanding buffer to slightly etch the surface of the nail N at the attachment position of the ingrown nail corrector 1; and using paper cutting to remove oil and moisture from the surface of the nail N.

[0096] Then, if Figure 5 As shown, the first support body 100 coated with adhesive is placed on one side edge of the nail N, and then pressure is applied to make the surface of the nail N and the bottom surface 112 of the support body 110 tightly adhere together (S200). At this time, you can wait for more than 10 seconds in this state to increase the fixing force.

[0097] In order to improve the bonding performance, step ( S300 ) is then performed to apply a small amount of nail glue around the first support 100 fixed on the surface of the nail N. Afterwards, it may be possible to wait for more than 10 seconds for the nail to be fixed.

[0098] Next, if Figure 6 As shown, step (S400) is performed to insert the second support 200 into the wire 300 connected to the first support 100. At this time, the protruding rod 220 of the second support 200 is clamped by a clamping tool such as tweezers (P), and then the insertion hole 230 of the second support 200 is inserted into the wire 300, and the second support 200 is placed in an appropriate position.

[0099] In step ( S500 ), after clamping the protruding rod 220 of the second support 200 with a clamping tool such as tweezers (P), nail glue as an adhesive is applied to the bottom surface 212 of the support body 210 .

[0100] Next, if Figure 7 As shown, while holding the protruding rod 220 of the second support 200 with a clamping tool such as tweezers (P), the second support 200 coated with adhesive is placed on the other side edge of the nail N. Then, pressure is applied to tightly adhere the surface of the nail N to the bottom surface 212 of the support body 210 (S600). At this point, it is also possible to wait for more than 10 seconds in this state to increase the fixing force. In this step (S600), the wire 300 is bent and its elastic restoring force is stored.

[0101] Similarly, in order to improve the bonding performance, step (S700) may be performed to apply a small amount of nail glue in a manner of wrapping around the second support 200 fixed to the surface of the nail N. Afterwards, more than 10 seconds may be waited for fixing.

[0102] Perform the surface finishing step (S900), such as Figure 8 As shown, the wire 300 protruding from the second support 200 is cut as short as possible using a cutting tool such as pliers (Ni), and as shown in FIG. Figure 9 As shown, a cutting tool such as scissors (C) is used to cut the protruding rods 120 and 220 protruding from the center of the first support body 100 and the second support body 200 so that they are flush with the top surfaces 111 and 211 of the support body main body 110 and 210, and a sanding buffer is used to smooth the cut surface.

[0103] Through these steps, the ingrown nail corrector of this embodiment can be easily installed on the nail and correct the ingrown nail.

[0104] Figure 10 (A) shows photos of the ingrown nail corrector being fixed to the toenail shortly after surgery and 7 days after surgery. Figure 10 (B) shows photographs of the toenails before and after the ingrown nail corrector was removed 7 days after the procedure.

[0105] like Figure 10 As shown in (A), the ingrown nail corrector 1 applies a restoring force to the wire 300 as the first and second supports 100, 200 are fixed to the left and right sides of the nail N. As the wire 300 returns to its original position, it lifts the two edges of the toenail located at the first and second supports 100, 200 upward. As a result, the toenail surface gradually flattens, allowing the ingrown nail to be properly corrected.

[0106] Reference Figure 10 As can be seen from (B), the toenails are in significantly different condition before and 7 days after the ingrown nail corrector of this embodiment is used.

[0107] Thus, the ingrown nail corrector according to the present invention not only has a simple structure and a simple correction process, but can also be quickly customized and worn according to each person's nails of different lengths and shapes.

[0108] In addition, the ingrown nail corrector according to the present invention is naturally attached to the fingernail or toenail after correction, thus not causing any inconvenience or stress to the user of the corrector in their daily life.

[0109] The present invention has been described in detail above through specific embodiments, but this is only for the purpose of illustrating the present invention in detail. The present invention is not limited thereto. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that modifications or improvements can be made within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention.

[0110] Any simple modification or change of the present invention falls within the scope of the present invention, and the specific protection scope of the present invention will be clarified by the appended claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. An ingrown nail corrector, characterized in that: include: a first supporting body fixed to one side edge of the nail; a wire material combined with the first support; a second support body movably inserted into the wire and fixed to the other side edge of the nail; as well as An adhesive for fixing the first support and the second support to the surface of the nail.

2. The ingrown nail corrector according to claim 1, wherein: The first support body comprises: a support body having a flat bottom surface and bonded with the adhesive; a fixing groove formed in the support body and fixing the wire; and A protruding rod protrudes from the top surface of the support body.

3. The ingrown nail corrector according to claim 2, wherein: The second support comprises: a support body having a flat bottom surface and bonded with the adhesive; an insertion hole formed through the support body and into which the wire is inserted; and A protruding rod protrudes from the top surface of the support body.

4. The ingrown nail corrector according to claim 2 or 3, wherein: The first supporting body and the second supporting body are formed of plastic material. The protruding rod is formed to be clampable by a clamping tool, and after the first support body and the second support body are fixed to the nail, the protruding rod is removed from the top surface of the support body main body by a cutting tool.

5. The ingrown nail corrector according to claim 4, wherein: The wire has a length that is longer than the lateral length of the nail, The end portion of the wire material exposed from the insertion hole of the second support body fixed to the nail is removed.

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