PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ingrown nail corrector capable of correcting an ingrown nail effectively and with stable correction force for a long period of time by a leverage effect.SOLUTION: In the ingrown nail corrector, an ingrown nail correcting piece 1 and a lever piece 2 inclined obliquely upward to the rear at an angle in the range from 5 to 15 degrees are integrally set with a fulcrum 3 at the center, and a hook-shaped locking piece 1a is formed at the distal end of the ingrown nail correcting piece 1. Further, a rear nail wall covering piece 4 which is bent and inclined obliquely upward to the rear is integrally set at the rear end of the lever piece 2. By pushing the lever piece 2 downward and fixed with a fixing tape 6 with the locking piece 1a locked to the distal end of the ingrown nail B, the correction force in a direction of raising the ingrown nail B is generated in the locking piece 1a by the leverage effect, and this state is retained. At the same time, the skin of a rear nail wall B2 of a finger is covered and protected by the rear nail wall covering piece 4.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】テコの作用により巻き爪を長時間に亘って効果的に且つ安定した矯正力でもって矯正することができると共に、後爪廓を保護し得る巻き爪矯正具を提供する。【解決手段】支点部3を中央にして巻き爪矯正片1と該巻き爪矯正片1から後方に向かって斜め上方に5~15度の角度でもって傾斜したレバー片2とを一体に設けていると共に上記巻き爪矯正片1の先端にフック形状の係止片部1aを形成してあり、さらに、レバー片2の後端に後方に向かって斜め上方に屈曲傾斜している後爪廓被覆片4を一体に設けている。そして、上記係止片部1aを巻き爪Bの先端に係止させた状態でレバー片2を押し下げて固定テープ6で固定することにより、テコの作用で上記係止片部1aに巻き爪Bを引き起こす方向の矯正力を生じさせた状態を保持させると共に後爪廓被覆片4によって指の後爪廓B2の皮膚を被覆、保護している。【選択図】図5
