Nail drill
OwnerRuth Aloninventor
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for drilling a hole in a nail of a subject. A drill bit has a nail-contacting surface for contacting the subject's nail. A drill control unit is configured to drill a hole in the subject's nail by moving the nail-contacting surface in a back-and-forth motion, while the nail-contacting surface is in contact with the subject's nail. Other applications are also described.
Claims27
Apparatus for drilling a hole in a nail of a subject, comprising:
- a drill bit having a nail-contacting surface for contacting the subject's nail;
- and
- a drill control unit configured to drill a hole in the subject's nail by moving the nail-contacting surface in a back-and-forth motion, while the nail-contacting surface is in contact with the subject's nail.
(canceled)
Apparatus for drilling a hole in a nail of a subject, comprising:
- a drill bit having a nail-contacting surface for contacting the subject's nail;
- a skin-contact sensor for detecting contact between the nail-contacting surface and a nail-bed of the subject;
- and
- a drill control unit configured to:
- drill a hole in the subject's nail by moving the nail-contacting surface, while the nail-contacting surface is in contact with the subject's nail, and
- stop the drilling in response to the skin-contact sensor detecting contact between the nail-contacting surface and the subject's skin.
18-20. (canceled)
A method for treating a condition of a nail of a subject, comprising:
- placing a nail-contacting surface against a subject's nail;
- and
- drilling a hole in the subject's nail with the nail-contacting surface, by moving the nail-contacting surface using a back-and-forth motion.
(canceled)
24-25. (canceled)
28-36. (canceled)
A method for treating a condition of a nail of a subject, comprising:
- drilling a hole in the subject's nail with a nail-contacting surface;
- automatically detecting contact between the nail-contacting surface and a nail-bed of the subject;
- and
- stopping the drilling in response to the detecting.
38-40. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.