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Heating instrument for treating a deformed nail

  • US 4,702,246 A
  • Filed: 07/24/1985
  • Issued: 10/27/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An instrument for treating a deformed nail having a nail bed on a human patient, said instrument comprising:

  • a first jaw;

    a thermally insulating portion on said first jaw;

    an electrical heating element mounted on said thermally insulating portion, whereby heating is confined to the region of said heating element, said electrical heating element having a low thermal mass, such that it is operative to heat up and cool down rapidly;

    a second jaw cooperable with said first jaw;

    means for opening and closing said first and second jaws;

    said first and second jaws cooperating to clamp therebetween a portion of said nail, with said electrical heating element in direct thermal contact with a face of said nail, to thereby apply sufficient heat to said nail to facilitate bending thereof; and

    a thermal protection portion on one of said jaws, said thermal protection portion protecting said nail bed from temperatures prevailing at said electrical heating element, so that the patient is not subjected to discomfort by burning.

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