Improvements in surgical trusses / [John Henry Osborn].

  • Osborn, John Henry.
Date:
1899
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Improvements in surgical trusses / [John Henry Osborn]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2 N° 12,906.—A.D. 1898. Osborn and Cook's Improvements in Surgical Trusses. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. Improvements in Surgical Trusses. John Henry Osborn, Blacksmith, 13, Milford Street, Carbrook, George Cook, 37, Selborn Street, Attercliffe, Sheffield, Wheelsmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and bjr the following statement : — TV e, construct of steel a band No. 1 of any width required either long 5 enough to go round the body or only part way as thought desireable and this will tit right or left side when required and at one end the said steel band we make an oblong aperture or slot No. 2. We then construct a disk or otherwise of iron or any suitable material No. 3 and in the centre of the said disk we secure a stud stood No. 4 which is intended for said slot in steel band to ride upon wffiich said 10 stood can also be detached at will, and so allow the pad of truss No. 3 to remain in position when required and further we attach to other end of steel band a plate or disk No. 5 which we cover or pad for the same purpose that is to say we intend this to bind on the body at back and so allow the said band of truss to move without any friction on the parts intended to be securely held to the aforesaid 15 truss. . Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare what we claim is : — 1. A moveable steel band with an oblong slot which will work on the neck of on the stud on the pad. 2. That one shape of band will tit on either right or left side of body. o. That the pad of truss is detachable from steel band, and can be removed and replaced at will as desireable. Dated the 6th of March. *50 JOHN HENRY OSBORN, GEORGE COOK, Eedhill: Printed for Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, by Malcomson & Co., Ltd—1899. LIBRARY