Nail drill

Abstract

A nail drill is configured to create a hole in a nail, such as a fingernail or toenail. The nail drill has a shaft extending from a handle. A tip is configured on an end of the shaft not coupled to the handle and has one or more cutting sections configured to cut into a nail. The nail drill may be utilized for relieving a pressurized area underneath a nail, such as bodily fluid that may have collected due to a prior trauma or other condition. The method for relieving the pressurized area includes positioning the tip onto an outer surface of the nail. The shaft may be rotated so that the tip turns and cuts a hole in the nail. The shaft is rotated until a hole is created through the nail enabling the bodily fluid to pass from the pressurized area through the hole, thereby relieving the painful condition.

1 . A nail drill for creating a hole in a fingernail or toenail, comprising: 
 a handle portion;    a shaft extending from the handle portion, the shaft having a width that is less than a width of the handle portion; and    a tip configured on an end of the shaft not coupled to the handle portion, the tip having one or more cutting sections configured to cut into a nail when the shaft is rotated.    
     
     
         2 . The nail drill of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a battery positioned within the handle portion;    a motor positioned in the handle portion and coupled to the battery;    a switch on an outer portion of the handle portion and coupled to a circuit also coupled to the battery and the motor so that the switch may open and close a electrical path coupled to the battery and the motor, wherein the motor rotates the shaft and tip when the switch is placed into a predetermined position.    
     
     
         3 . The nail drill of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a package configured to encase the nail drill so that the nail drill is maintained in a sterilized state while encased in the package.    
     
     
         4 . The nail drill of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a package configured to contain the nail drill, the package having a clear flexible portion enabling viewing of the nail drill when contained in the package, the package also having a back portion configured of a material of an increased stiffness than the flexible portion, the back portion coupled to the flexible portion so as to create an internal cavity that contains the nail drill.    
     
     
         5 . The nail drill of  claim 4 , wherein the back portion is configured to display text related to the nail drill.  
     
     
         6 . The nail drill of  claim 1 , wherein the shaft has a diameter of 3/32 inches  
     
     
         7 . The nail drill of  claim 1 , wherein the shaft has a tensile strength approximately equal to a venipuncture needle.  
     
     
         8 . A method for relieving a pressurized area underneath a nail, comprising the steps of: 
 positioning a shaft coupled to a handle on one end and a cutting tip on the other end onto the nail proximate to the pressurized area, the cutting tip being in physical communication with an outer surface of the nail;    rotating the shaft so that the cutting tip turns and cuts into the nail; and    continuing rotating the shaft until a hole is created through the nail so that fluid contained in the pressurized area is permitted to pass from the pressurized area through the hole.    
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of: 
 actuating a button on the handle, the button coupled to a switch configured within the handle, wherein the switch places a battery contained in the handle in electrical communication with a motor contained in the handle, wherein the motor is coupled to the shaft and rotates the shaft.    
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising the step of: 
 extracting the shaft from a package configured to maintain the shaft in a sterilized configuration, the package having a clear portion and an unclear portion upon which text may be positioned.    
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the nail is a fingernail.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the nail is a toenail.