Patent ID: 6502579
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A feline onychectomy surgical method using a laser cutting instrument, the method comprising:(a) forming a first circumferential incision in the epidermis near the edge of the ungual crest of the claw, thereby severing at least some of the epidermis from the ungual crest; (b) applying cranial traction to the epidermis severed from the ungual crest to displace the distal edge of the epithelium cranially; (c) incising the extensor tendon near its insertion on the ungual crest; (d) incising the synovium of the PII-PIII joint; (e) applying traction to the claw in the palmar direction for disarticulating the PII-PIII joint; (f) ablating the medial and lateral collateral ligaments; (g) incising the digital flexor tendon; and (h) incising the subcutaneous tissues of the pad of the second phalanx.