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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Leonard Feldman, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignee:
Profoot, Inc., Brooklyn, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/720 ; A61M 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/720 ; A61M 3/700 ;
Abstract
A set depth nail notcher for cutting a notch of predetermined depth in a nail plate comprising a handle having a smooth flat surface, a longitudinal cutting edge protruding from the smooth flat surface to a height equal to the predetermined depth of the notch. A method for treating nail, especially toenail, fungus comprising cutting a notch to a predetermined depth in a nail or a toe of finger infected with fungus and applying a topical anti-fungal medication to the toe or finger through the notch.