A nail plate separator for treating onychia
By designing a biomimetic nail plate separator, the shortcomings of existing paronychia treatment instruments in terms of operational precision, debridement efficiency, and ergonomics have been overcome, achieving efficient and precise paronychia treatment and reducing the risk of postoperative complications.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- DONGGUAN CITY HUANGJIANG TOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE CENT
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-14
AI Technical Summary
Existing instruments for treating paronychia have shortcomings in terms of operational precision, debridement efficiency, instrument compatibility, and ergonomics, resulting in accidental damage to healthy tissue during surgery, high recurrence rate, long debridement time, and high risk of complications.
A plate separator comprising a handle, a connecting rod, and a blade head has been designed. The blade head consists of a straight section and a curved section, with a biomimetic angle between the curved and straight sections. Combined with the serrated section, it can accurately separate embedded carapace and necrotic tissue deep into the carapace groove. The blade head is replaceable and integrates multi-functional operation.
It improves the precision and efficiency of the procedure, reduces damage to healthy tissues, shortens the recovery period, and lowers the risk of postoperative infection and complications.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of medical device technology, specifically relating to a nail plate separator for treating paronychia. Background Technology
[0002] The nail groove refers to the junction where the nail root connects to the skin. Paronychia is an inflammatory disease caused by bacterial infection of the soft tissue in the depression around the nail plate or toenail. In the fingers, paronychia is often caused by injuries such as puncture wounds, tearing off hangnails, or cutting nails too short. In the toes, it is often caused by ingrown toenails or shoes that are too tight, which compress the side edge of the toenail and cause it to grow into the soft tissue of the nail groove, rubbing against the nail and nail fold, causing swelling of the soft tissue and aggravating the ingrown toenail. The symptoms of paronychia include acute or chronic suppurative, tender, and painful swelling of the periungual tissue. If not treated in time, it can become chronic paronychia or chronic osteomyelitis of the finger bones.
[0003] Traditional instruments for treating paronychia mostly consist of nail clippers or nail razors, which have the following drawbacks: Insufficient operational precision: Conventional scalpels or nail curettes cannot penetrate the narrow nail groove area, easily causing accidental injury to the healthy nail bed or surrounding skin, resulting in a high postoperative recurrence rate; Low debridement efficiency: When necrotic tissue is tightly adhered to the nail plate, ordinary curettes cannot completely remove necrotic tissue, requiring repeated operations and prolonging wound exposure time; Poor instrument compatibility: Existing tools have limited functions, requiring frequent instrument changes during surgery, increasing patient pain and infection risks; Ergonomic defects: Straight-handled instruments have limited operating angles under the arc-shaped anatomical structure of the nail groove, severely obstructing the surgical field and affecting the surgeon's operational fluency. Therefore, a nail plate separator for treating paronychia is designed to overcome the above-mentioned technical defects. Utility Model Content
[0004] (1) Technical problems to be solved
[0005] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a nail plate separator for treating paronychia to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.
[0006] (2) Technical solution
[0007] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides a nail plate separator for treating paronychia, including a handle, with blades connected to both ends of the handle via connecting rods. The blades are integrally formed with the connecting rods, and the blades include a straight part and a curved part, with a serrated part in the middle of one end of the curved part.
[0008] Preferably, the handle has a hexagonal cross-section with rounded corners, and the outer side of the handle is uniformly provided with anti-slip texture.
[0009] Preferably, threaded holes are provided at the center of both ends of the handle.
[0010] Furthermore, the end of the connecting rod away from the cutter head is integrally formed with a threaded post, and the end of the threaded post away from the connecting rod is threaded into a threaded hole.
[0011] Furthermore, a support ring is fitted on the outer side of the connecting rod near the cutter head, and the support ring is made of plastic.
[0012] Furthermore, the straight section and the curved section are integrated into one structure, with an angle of 10-15 degrees between the curved section and the straight section.
[0013] Furthermore, both the upper and lower ends of the straight section and the upper and lower ends of the curved section are provided with smooth cutting edges, and the tooth pitch of the serrated section is 0.5-1.2mm.
[0014] (3) Beneficial effects
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0016] This invention utilizes connecting rods screwed to both ends of the handle to easily replace damaged blades. The blade consists of a straight section, a curved section, and a serrated section. The curved and straight sections have a biomimetic angle, allowing the curved section to conform to the natural curvature of the nail groove and nail bed, enabling it to penetrate deep into the nail groove. Combined with the serrated section, it precisely separates ingrown nails and necrotic tissue, increasing the preservation rate of healthy tissue, reducing intraoperative bleeding, and shortening the postoperative recovery period. Furthermore, its multi-functional integration reduces the number of instrument changes, decreases the time required for a single surgery, and lowers the risk of complications. The integrated operation reduces wound exposure, resulting in a lower postoperative infection rate. Attached Figure Description
[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of this utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 In this utility model Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure at point AA;
[0020] Figure 4 In this utility model Figure 2 Enlarged structural diagram at point A in the middle;
[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the grip in this utility model;
[0022] Figure 6 In this utility model Figure 3 Enlarged structural diagram at point B.
[0023] The labels in the attached diagram are: 1. Handle; 2. Connecting rod; 3. Cutting head; 4. Support ring; 5. Straight section; 6. Bending section; 7. Serrated section; 8. Threaded column. Detailed Implementation
[0024] Example 1
[0025] This specific embodiment is a nail plate separator for treating paronychia, and its structural schematic diagram is shown below. Figures 1-6 As shown, it includes a handle 1, and both ends of the handle 1 are connected to a blade 3 via a connecting rod 2. The blade 3 is integrally formed with the connecting rod 2. The blade 3 includes a straight part 5 and a curved part 6. A serrated part 7 is provided in the middle of one end of the curved part 6.
[0026] Specifically, this separator is based on a dental periosteal separator and adapted for cross-domain functions. The curved part 6 adopts a human biomimetic engineering design, so that the curved part 6 conforms to the natural curvature of the nail groove and nail bed, reducing the compression damage to the healthy tissue around the nail. The serrated part 7 can realize bidirectional cutting (pushing and pulling action) and necrotic tissue scraping simultaneously on one side of the curved part 6. The gap between the serrations can hook fibrotic necrotic tissue to prevent slippage.
[0027] In addition, the grip 1 has a hexagonal cross-section with rounded corners, and the outer side of the grip 1 is uniformly provided with anti-slip texture; the addition of anti-slip texture to the grip 1 can increase the friction between the hand and the grip 1, and improve the stability of operation.
[0028] In addition, the straight part 5 and the curved part 6 are integrated into one structure, and the angle between the curved part 6 and the straight part 5 is 10-15 degrees. The straight part 5, together with the curved part 6, allows the blade 3 to penetrate deep into the nail groove. Combined with the serrated part 7, it can accurately separate the embedded nail from the necrotic tissue, thus improving the preservation rate of healthy tissue.
[0029] In addition, the upper and lower ends of the straight part 5 and the upper and lower ends of the curved part 6 are provided with smooth cutting edges, and the tooth pitch of the serrated part 7 is 0.5-1.2mm; the smooth cutting edge of the middle section of the original periosteum stripper is used for plate separation, and combined with the necrotic tissue removal function of the serrated section, a single instrument can complete the entire process of "separation-cutting-debridement".
[0030] Example 2
[0031] The difference between this embodiment and embodiment 1 is that threaded holes are provided at the middle of both ends of the handle 1; a threaded post 8 is integrally formed at the end of the connecting rod 2 away from the blade 3, and the end of the threaded post 8 away from the connecting rod 2 is threaded into the threaded hole; a support ring 4 is sleeved on the side of the connecting rod 2 near the blade 3, and the support ring 4 is made of plastic; the blade 3 can be threadedly connected to the handle 1 through the connecting rod 2. The service life of the handle 1 is much longer than that of the blade 3. The blade 3 is easily damaged by collisions and falls. In this case, it is only necessary to separate the damaged blade 3 from the handle 1 and replace it with a new blade 3, which can save some costs; at the same time, the support ring 4 can support the fingers holding the handle 1 and the connecting rod 2 when treating paronychia through this separator, thereby facilitating the application of force by the fingers and greatly improving the flexibility and accuracy of operation.
[0032] All technical features in this embodiment can be freely combined according to actual needs.
[0033] The above embodiments are preferred implementations of this utility model. In addition, this utility model can also be implemented in other ways. Any obvious substitutions without departing from the concept of this technical solution are within the protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A nail plate separator for treating paronychia, characterized in that, Includes a handle (1), both ends of which are connected to a blade (3) via a connecting rod (2). The blade (3) is integrally formed with the connecting rod (2). The blade (3) includes a straight part (5) and a curved part (6). A serrated part (7) is provided at the middle of one end of the curved part (6).
2. The nail plate separator for treating paronychia according to claim 1, characterized in that: The grip (1) has a hexagonal cross-section with rounded corners, and the outer side of the grip (1) is uniformly provided with anti-slip texture.
3. A nail plate separator for treating paronychia according to claim 2, characterized in that: The grip (1) has threaded holes at the middle of both ends.
4. A nail plate separator for treating paronychia according to claim 3, characterized in that: The end of the connecting rod (2) away from the cutter head (3) is integrally formed with a threaded post (8), and the end of the threaded post (8) away from the connecting rod (2) is threadedly connected to the threaded hole.
5. A nail plate separator for treating paronychia according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connecting rod (2) is fitted with a support ring (4) on the side near the cutter head (3), and the support ring (4) is made of plastic.
6. A nail plate separator for treating paronychia according to claim 5, characterized in that: The straight part (5) and the curved part (6) are integral structures, and the included angle between the curved part (6) and the straight part (5) is 10-15 degrees.
7. A nail plate separator for treating paronychia according to claim 6, characterized in that: The straight part (5) and the curved part (6) are provided with smooth cutting edges at both ends, and the tooth pitch of the serrated part (7) is 0.5-1.2mm.