Patent ID: 6056062
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A surgical block for elevating the healthy claw of a cleft-footed animal, comprising:a unitary elastomeric block having a shape in plan generally compatible with the imprint in plan of a pared, trimmed and rasped healthy claw of a cleft-footed animal, the block comprising a pair of substantially parallel faces, the faces being joined by (1) a first substantially planar side wall, (2) a second side wall comprising a substantially planar section generally parallel to the first planar side wall, the forward end of the planar section being joined to a curved section disposed at the forward end of the block, the curved section joining the first planar side wall at the forward end of the first planar side wall, and (3) a substantially planar end wall disposed generally perpendicularly to the first planar side wall and the planar section of the second side wall,the parallel faces of the block being each provided with a plurality of grooves, the grooves being adapted to receive an adhesive, whereby one of the faces of the block is compatible in shape and can be adhesively attached to one of the claws and the other of the faces of the block is compatible in shape and can be adhesively attached to the other of the claws.