Specification of Thomas Pebardy : surgical appendages.

  • Pebardy, Thomas.
Date:
1868
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    Provisionbl JPebardys Improvements in Surgical Appendages,_ best adapted to the size of the body and to meet the requirements of the <;ase. In this portion of the appendage gores of the same or other material are inserted to form the bosom; these gores are continued by a strip of the same , fabric of such length and width as may be considered suitable; on each side of this strip, continued from the aforesaid gores, elastic web or webs are inserted 5 so placed as to stretch in a slanting direction; these also are of such length and width as may be necessary. At the lower portion of these webs there are bands or belts made of materials similar to those before mentioned ; to these bands elastic web or webs are attached shaped to take the abdomen and to prevent any drawing in of that part of the body. Below these webs forming 10 the abdomen there is another band of a firm material containing runnings of cotton or other' substance for the purpose of stiffening and adding to its strength ; this band may be made of any length or width considered desirable. The whole of the above-described parts have a strip or strips of non-elastic material passing directly downwards from the top to the lower portion of the 15 appendage between the bosom gores joining the band last mentioned, and to which the above mentioned pieces are attached; this strip or these strips may be closed or made to open with any kind of fastening preferred. For the purpose of stiffening there are in the aforesaid, strips rows of stitching in which may be inserted flexible material of the kind considered most suitable. The whole of the above description applies to the front of the body. At the termination of the elastic insertions directing towards the sides they are met by a band of the same texture as that denominated ‘‘ resisting materialthis band is shaped so as to descend from or near the arm-pit to the lower part of the support in a sloping manner, so that it passes on the front of the hip and ^5 also directly over the hip making a forked piece; inserted between these forked pieces gores of elastic web are placed of such length and width as may be suitable to the size of the hips. The continuation of the upper part of the support from the arm piece towards the back is formed to the extent required of resisting material, below which the elastics are comtinued as in front being 30 placed nearly in a line with them ; proceeding towards the lower part of the support at the termination of the elastics it is formed of non-elastic material. On each side of the elastic gores of the hips there are straps of similar material to that of the other part of the support (non-elastic), one being attached at the back and one in front of the hips having a row of holes worked or otherwise 35 to lace or to buckle at the will of the maker, the level edges of each strap meeting in the centre of the strip which descends from the arm-pit and which is understood to be the forked piece. These straps may be used as a check