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US 11,998,100 B2Granted
Implant for removable prosthetic nail
OwnerDrew Christieinventor
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Abstract
An assembly for mounting a prosthetic nail for a human or animal digit. The assembly includes at least one transdermal anchor with an interior portion and an exterior portion. The interior portion may be positioned within tissue of the digit, and the exterior portion may extend outside the tissue of the digit. In another aspect, an exterior base may be positioned on a nail bed of the digit, and the exterior base may be coupled to the exterior portion of the transdermal anchor. The base may include a mount for removably a prosthetic nail to the base.
Claims10
A prosthetic nail mount assembly, comprising:
- a transdermal anchor with an interior portion and an exterior portion, wherein the interior portion comprises tissue-engaging surfaces and is sized and configured to be positioned within tissue of a digit, and the exterior portion extends outside the tissue of the digit;
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- an exterior base sized and configured to be directly positioned on a nail bed of the digit, wherein the exterior base includes couplers for engaging corresponding retention members at a distal end of the exterior portion of the transdermal anchor;
- wherein the interior portion defines at least one through opening for capturing surrounding tissue of the digit, wherein the at least one through opening is defined by a ring.
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