Specification of William Edward Newton : truss supports.

  • Newton, William Edward.
Date:
1867
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Specification of William Edward Newton : truss supports. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Newtmis Improved Truss Supports. bolds its convexity to the concavity of the sacrum# To prevent the too forcible ascent of the balance J^the block. T is slipped upon the tenon J previously to the insertion of the balance, .and thus beside covering and supporting the vulva, acts as a guard to regulate the desired depth of insertion.. Thus by the joint lifting action of the plate E elevating the visceral weight up from the womb 5 and cross piece P and cup is accomplished the easy and comfortable removal of uterine retroversion, lateral obliquity,, or anti-version,,without injurious pressure on the bladder, rectum, or uterus, and without the least debilitating distension of the vagina, as is always produced by the usual globe ring, horse-- shoe, and other pessaries. Hence it is manifest that neither the balance alone l(y nor the plate E could accomplish the object in view, but the combined action of the two effect it perfectly., H represents a spring attached to the lower end of the spinal lever A, and is provided with a transverse slot at its upper end through which the lever A passes,, and which adapts the upper end of the spring H to admit of a free vertical play upon the lever A.; this spring H.is la curved to conform to the perpendicular or vertical curve of the sacrum, and extends forward between the nares and limbs to a. point a little beyond the anus. To the forward end of this spring H is attached a round or oblong ball or pad the attachment being made by means of a screw which may be inserted in either of a series of apertures h in order to vary the position of the 20' ball Hk This ball fits and supports the anus and invariably keeps its proper position during all movements of the body, the slot in the upper end of the spring H permitting the spring to play up and down without moving the^ ball n^. By this device as employed in connection with the other parts of the apparatus the two powers which act in the treatment of piles and pro- 25.. lapsus ani are, first, the elevating action of the plate E, whereby visceral pressure is held off from the hemorrhoidal veins (the first and perpetual cause of the affection) ; and, secondly, by the local pressure or support of the ball IT. An important use for which the combined brace is admirably adapted is the 30^ treatment of a fracture of the clavicle, for which purpose the bow D may be so constructed as to exert a greater degree of elastic force than when intended for the treatment of the ordinary cases or affections for which it may be employed. The supporting of the body by the elevation of the pelvis and the fixing of the body’s centre perpendicularly to the base in the manner described 35 permits the shoulders to be rolled back by the pads D, D^, and the parts of the clavicle to be effectually held in opposition until the desired reunion takes place. The apparatus above described may be likened to an imitation of the whole human trunk,’and when it is applied to the body not only are all the local