Patents by Inventor Robert Brodkin

Robert Brodkin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070100467
    Abstract: A method for attaching an artificial nail. In patients who have a deformity of the fingernail or the toenail due to previous injuries, birth defects, or have undergone partial or entire matricectomies (wherein the root of the nail, which creates growth, is removed) due to severe cases of ingrown toenails, disclosed is a method of attachment of an artificial nail supported above the deformity by the use of three bone anchors, three posts, and a nail scaffold. A method for attaching an artificial nail that does not use adhesives, nor does it rely upon the patient having a natural nail to securely fit the artificial nail over the deformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Robert Brodkin
  • Publication number: 20070100451
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching an artificial nail. In patients who have a deformity of the fingernail or the toenail due to previous injuries, birth defects, or have undergone partial or entire matricectomies (wherein the root of the nail, which creates growth, is removed) due to severe cases of ingrown toenails, the apparatus supports the artificial nail above the deformity by the use of three bone anchors, three posts, and a nail scaffold. An apparatus for attaching an artificial nail that does not use adhesives, nor does it rely upon the patient having a natural nail to securely fit the artificial nail over the deformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventor: Robert Brodkin