A brief account of the application and uses of the utero-abdominal supporter : a new instrument for the relief and cure of procidentia and prolapsus uteri / patented by A.G. Hull.

  • Hull, Amos Gift, 1775-1835.
Date:
1837
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A brief account of the application and uses of the utero-abdominal supporter : a new instrument for the relief and cure of procidentia and prolapsus uteri / patented by A.G. Hull. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    DIRECTIONS FOR APPLICATION. Measure the Patient around the hips; take half that mea- sure, and if an instrument from the centre of the front pad to the middle of the back pad, measured on the inside of the cushion of the spring, is equal to that half, it will generally fit the Patient. Place the large pud A in front, between the hips, with the short side down, immediately above the bone below; and the middle of the small pad B upon the centre of the back, opposite. The cushioned spi-ing C to fit the hip comfortably ; and bring the strap D around the opposite hip and secure on the knobs H. The pressure with the front pad is made equal by sliding the wedge I backwards or forwards. Fix the loop of the perineum strap F upon the middle of the back pad, carrying it downward and forward ; bring up before and secure upon the knobs H. The wedge slidifig in the pocket Q of the perineum strap, must be so placed that the pressure will be directly upon the , perineum. When properly adjusted, secure the wedge from moving, by a few stitches with strong thread or silk, and protect tins part of the instrument with a few folds of linen. The size of the Supporter may be altered by taking in or letting out the fipring at E.