Sub Demo()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim StrNt As String
With ActiveDocument.Range
  With .Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Replacement.ClearFormatting
    .Text = "\(\[[!\(\[]@\][!\(]@\)"
    .Replacement.Text = ""
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindStop
    .Format = False
    .MatchWildcards = True
    .Execute
  End With
  Do While .Find.Found
    StrNt = .Text
    .Text = vbNullString
    .Footnotes.Add .Duplicate, , StrNt
    .Find.Execute
  Loop
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub