1. A nail removing device comprising:
a shaft having a handle portion disposed on an end thereof;
a claw portion disposed at an end of said shaft;
a split portion distally disposed on said claw portion;
said claw portion being disposed at a claw angle with respect to said shaft;
a shank shaft attachment portion disposed on said shaft and opposedly disposed to said claw portion; and
said shank shaft attachment portion being attached to said shaft at a shank angle with respect to said shaft and aligned to transmit a force generally parallel to said claw portion.
2. The nail removing device according to claim 1 wherein said claw angle is between 90 degrees and 60 degrees.
3. The nail removing device according to claim 1 wherein said shaft, said claw portion and said shank shaft attachment portion are made from steel.
4. The nail removing device according to claim 1 wherein said handle portion is a resilient material.
5. The nail removing device according to claim 1 wherein said shank angle is selected to generally align with a plane defined by said claw portion.
6. The nail removing device according to claim 1 wherein said shank angle is between 90 degrees and 60 degrees.
7. The nail removing device according to claim 1 wherein said handle is rubber.
8. The nail removing device according to claim 1 wherein said handle is an energy absorbing material.
9. The nail removing device according to claim 1 wherein said shank shaft attachment portion is adapted to fit within an impact tool chuck.
10. The nail removing device according to claim 1 wherein said split portion has a leading edge adapted to cut into a surface.
11. The nail removing device according to claim 1 wherein said claw portion defines a curved section.
12. A nail pulling device comprising:
a shaft having a handle end and an opposite end;
a nail pulling lever portion disposed on said opposite end;
said nail pulling lever portion being disposed at a lever angle to said shaft;
a split portion distally disposed on an end of said nail pulling lever portion wherein a nail fits therein; and
a shank shaft attachment portion generally disposed opposite to said nail pulling lever portion and disposed at a shank shaft angle to said shaft.
13. The nail removing device according to claim 12 wherein said lever angle is between 90 degrees and 60 degrees.
14. The nail removing device according to claim 12 wherein said shaft, said nail pulling lever portion and said shank shaft attachment portion are made from steel.
15. The nail removing device according to claim 12 wherein said shank shaft angle is selected to generally align with a plane defined by said nail pulling lever portion.
16. The nail removing device according to claim 12 wherein said shank shaft angle is between 90 degrees and 60 degrees.
17. The nail removing device according to claim 12 further comprising a handle substantially covering said handle end.
18. The nail removing device according to claim 17 wherein said handle is an energy absorbing material.
19. The nail removing device according to claim 12 wherein said shank shaft attachment portion is adapted to fit within an impact tool chuck.
20. The nail removing device according to claim 12 wherein said split portion has a leading edge adapted to cut into a surface.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for treating a viral infection of the Group V\u2014negative-sense single strand RNA virus of a subject comprising administering an effective amount of a H2S donor to the subject.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the viral infection is a respiratory tract infection.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the viral infection is a paramyxovirus or orthomyxovirus infection.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the paramyxovirus is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Nipah virus, or human Metapneumovirus (hMPV).
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the orthomxyovirus is Influenza A, Influenza B, or Influenza C virus.
6. The method of claim 2, wherein the subject is suspected of having a respiratory tract infection.
7. The method of claim 2, wherein the subject has been diagnosed with a respiratory tract infection.
8. The method of claim 2, wherein the subject is suspected of being exposed to a respiratory virus.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the viral infection is a mononegavirales infection.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the viral infection is a Filoviridae infection.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the viral infection is an Ebola virus infection.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the viral infection is a bunyaviridae infection.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the viral infection is a Rift Valley fever virus infection.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the H2S donor is administered by inhalation or inspiration into the respiratory tract.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the H2S donor is a slow release H2S donor.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the slow release H2S donor is administered in combination with a fast release H2S donor.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the H2S donor is Gyy4137, ACS67, diallyl trisulfide, NaHS, ATB-343, ATB-337, or AP67.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the H2S donor is Gyy4137 or AP67.