Nail dermis indicator & method of clipping nails

a nail dermis and indicator technology, applied in the field of nail dermis indicator and clipping method, can solve the problems of bleeding and pain, bleeding and pain, and difficulty in seeing where the dermis ends and where the epidermis begins,

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-09
CRUTCHFIELD BRENT
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[0014] A method of clipping nails having a dermis and an epidermis portion, the method including the steps of applying an indicator strip as claimed in Claim 1, 2 and 3 to a toe nail of an animal having a dermis and an epidermis portion, waiting for the indicator strip to heat up on order to provide a colour ind

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The epidermis is the only portion of an animals toe nail that should be trimmed away since impinging into the dermis region of the toe nail of an animal can cause bleeding and pain.
It is not unusual for owners to trim their pets nails too short causing bleeding and pain when the cut extends into the dermi

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[0030] The present invention a nail dermis indicator is best shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5. FIG. 3 shows a multiple of indicator strips 120 mounted onto a sheet 118. By peeling off an indicator strip 120 off of sheet 118 an adhesive layer 119 is exposed on the bottom side 121 of indictor strip 120.

[0031] Indicator strip 120c an be generally divided into three portions, namely a centrally located temperature sensitive portion 122 and adhesive portions on either side of temperature sensitive portion 122 shown in FIG. 4 as right adhesive portion 124 and left adhesive portion 126. Temperature sensitive portion 122 includes a thermo chromic ink 127 which is temperature sensitive. Thermo chromic inks can be selected to be indicative over a wide variety of pre selected temperatures. In this case the thermo chromic ink will change colour when the temperature of the thermo chromic ink portion 127 is elevated in temperature. The thermo chromic ink can be pre selected to give various different co...

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Abstract

A nail dermis indicator for use with nails which have a dermis and an epidermis portion, the nail dermis indicator including a thin planar elongated indicator strip including a central temperature sensitive portion located centrally between a left adhesive portion and a right adhesive portion, wherein the adhesive portions have an adhesive layer on the bottom side of the indicator strip, wherein the indicator strip adapted and dimensioned to be releaseably adhesively attached around the outer circumference of a toe nail, such that upon the temperature sensitive portion of the indicator strip being heated by the toe nail, a colour change occurs indicating and delineating visually the extent of the dermis and the boundary between the dermis and the epidermis of the nail.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The application claims priority from previously filed U.S. provisional patent application No. 60 / 677,080, titled “Quick-see” on May 3, 2005 by Brent Crutchfield.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to method of trimming nails having a vascular portion also known as a dermis and particularly relates to a nail dermis indicator and method of clipping nails. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] The toe nails of various animals and pets, including but not limited to cats and dogs are trimmed just as human nails are trimmed. In the case of many animals, the toe nail includes a dermis which is a vascular portion of the nail beneath the epidermis. The epidermis is the only portion of an animals toe nail that should be trimmed away since impinging into the dermis region of the toe nail of an animal can cause bleeding and pain. It is not unusual for owners to trim their pets nails too short causing bleeding and pain when the ...

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IPC IPC(8): A45D29/00
CPCA01K17/00A01K13/00Y10T83/04
Inventor CRUTCHFIELD, BRENT
Owner CRUTCHFIELD BRENT
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