Improvements in or relating to pads or bandages for horses or other animals / [Béla Plósz].

  • Plósz, Béla.
Date:
1899
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Credit: Improvements in or relating to pads or bandages for horses or other animals / [Béla Plósz]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N° 7714 i A.D. 1890 Date of Application, 12th Apr., 1899—Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1899 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. Improvements in or relating to Pads or Bandages for Horses and other Animals. We, Du. Bela Plosz, Professor of Hie Veterinary Academy of Budapest, Hungary, and Alexander A. Waugh, M.R.C.Y.S., of Tata, Hungary, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per¬ formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement: — The present invention relates to a pneumatic pad or bandage for horses and other animals which perfectly answers all purposes, and is a great improvement on the shin and similar bandages as used at the present time; and whereby the sinews and parts desired are subject to an even, elastic and soft pressure. The 10 bandages or pads used at the present time are made of wool, cloth and the like and are fastened by means of straps around the part to be bound. To this manner of fastening there are many drawbacks, the strongest pressure is exercised where the buckle or fastening of the strap is placed, while the pressure on more distant places is very much less; a double drawback results from this, inasmuch as ilie la greatest pressure is produced on the shin bone (for at this point only can the buckle be securely fastened) while on the other hand the bandage must be drawn out of shape by such an arrangement, whereby it becomes loose and consequently comparatively useless. Then with regard to sewn bandages, in consequence of the rapid extension Of the cloth they also become loose and very soon useless. 2() Apart from these drawbacks the old form of bandages only appear to answer the object desired. As can be seen from Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, the sinews of the leg are situated so as to be acted upon only partly by the bandage (Figure 2), while, for instance, the sinew (g) (Gleichbeinband) and the hoof bonefiexor h (hufbeinbeuger) are situated in the lateral recesses of the shin 25 bone in such a manner that the first cannot be affected at all and the latter only to a small degree, by the bandage. As shown in Figure 2, representing the cross section of a shin bone, the pressure of the ordinary form of bandage is principally borne by the front shin bone and the rear bone while the lateral portions and the sinews lying in the recesses of the sides of these parts are not touched at all. 30 These drawbacks are met by the present invention by constructing a bandage consisting of an air cushion or cushions which will exercise on the required parts a soft and yielding yet firm pressure entering into and conforming to the shape of the recesses of the leg and remaining securely in place without the assistance of special means for fastening, and consequently without the use of buckles or the 35 like. In the accompanying drawing, for example, two forms of constructions are represented, (Figures 3 and 4) in the first the bandage or pad h consisting of any suitable material (leather, cloth etc.) is provided with an air cushion 1c adapted to pass entirely or partly round the leg, while in the other construction (Figure 4) two cushions k are shown, which are adapted to enter the lateral recesses of the 40 shin (Figure 5). Of course more air cushions or cushions of special shape may be provided as required for those parts which require special attention and treat- Price 8d.~\