Topical application for treating toenail fungus
OwnerJames Edward Brehoveinventor
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Abstract
A topical applications is used to treat and prevent the spread of nail infections or onychomycosis caused by bacteria, fungi and other pathogens. The topical application has a composition that comprises, as an active ingredient, at least one species selected from the group consisting of 2,2′-(alkyldioxy) bis-(alkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane) and 2,2′-oxybis(alkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane). More specifically, the composition comprises, as an active ingredient, at least one member selected from the group consisting of 2,2′-(1-methyltrimethylene dioxy) bis-(4-methyl-1, 3, 2-dioxaborinane) and 2,2′-oxybis (4, 4, 6-trimethyl-1, 3, 2-dioxaborinane).
Claims16
A topical composition for treatment of nail infections comprising as an active ingredient at least one species selected from the group consisting of 2,2′-(alkyldioxy) bis-(alkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane) and 2,2′-oxybis(alkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane).
A method for the treatment of nail infections comprising:
- periodically applying to the infected nail a composition comprising as active ingredient at least one species selected from the group consisting of 2,2′-(alkyldioxy) bis-(alkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane) and 2,2′-oxybis(alkyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane) for a period sufficient to end the infection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.