A brief description of surgical apparatus : intended to accompany a series of delineations of the most important mechanical auxiliaries of surgery / by Henry T. Chapman.

  • Chapman, Henry T. (Henry Thomas), 1806-1874.
Date:
1832
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Credit: A brief description of surgical apparatus : intended to accompany a series of delineations of the most important mechanical auxiliaries of surgery / by Henry T. Chapman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    be made of that which is best suited to the pecu- liarities of the case. Fig-. 9 and 10. Circular and oval ring Pessaries of elastic gum. Pessaries of the same forms are made of ivory or box-wood. Fig. J1. The ball Pessary, composed of ivory or box-wood ; it is hollowed to make it lighter, and the opposite sides perforated by several holes ; a tape is attached to its inferior surface to facili- tate its removal from the vagina. Fig. 12. The stem Pessary, supported on a shield; an improvement upon the cup and ball pessary of the French, by Mr. Duffin, (Vid. Med. Gazette, March 26th, 1831.) The head is of box-wood hollowed ; the stem is composed of ivory also hollowed, and consists of an upper and lower portion, the latter screwing within the former at one end, and ■ terminating in a ball at the other, which rests loosely in an ivory cup let into the box-wood shield. By this ball and socket joint the instrument accommodates itself to every motion of the body, while the shield, confined to the perineum by a T bandage, affords a steady support. The screw in the stem of the pessary allows an alteration to be made, by which it may be adapted to vaginae of various lengths. B, The under surface of the shield, on which is seen the opening of the canal of the pessary exter- nally. Fig. 13. A form of stem pessary constructed by Eagland for Mr. Earle.