Improvements in surgical trusses and belts / [Levi North].

  • North, Levi.
Date:
1898
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Improvements in surgical trusses and belts / [Levi North]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N° 4687 A.D. 1897 Date of Application, 22nd Feh., 1897 Complete Specification Left, 19th Nov., 1897—Accepted, 15th Jan., 1898 PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. Improvements in Surgical Trusses and Belts. We, Levi North and Maria North, both of IT River Street, Haworth, near Keighley, in the County of York, Surgical Truss Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows, that is to say: — In the employment of surgical trusses and belts as heretofore con- 5 structed considerable difficulty is encountered in making them apply their pressure to the desired parts and yet be no inconvenience to the wearer so that to produce trusses and belts that may be adjusted and held in position to meet all the requirements desired of them, while they shall be comparatively comfortable for the wearer is the object of this invention and this object we attain by construct- 10 ing the pads to form the trusses whether same have to be used for Hernia, Umbilical, or Prolapsus weaknesses, to fit or conform to the shape of the abdomen or other part of the body to which they are to be applied. In cases of Hernia and Umbilical rupture the pad is preferably built upon a metal back from which the stuffed or yielding part projects so that it may be 15 readily pressed against the part affected, while the pad for Prolapsus cases particularly of females is secured to a fairly firm leather or like back-part and is made to extend therefrom to conform to the shape of the body below the pelvis and between the fork. These pads or trusses are preferably used in connection with abdominal belts 20 of considerable width and especially those of fabric with gores of elastic webbing. For cases of Hernia in females the pads are secured to the proper part of the abdominal belt and are further held or pressed against the proper part of the body by cords or straps or preferably by pieces of india-rubber tubing being secured to them to extend from them between the fork from the front to reach 25 up to devices or means for securing them at the back. This class of pads or trusses wffien for the use of males we preferably secure to the belt by suitably formed metallic pieces being stitched thereto and having projecting pins attached thereon so that the metal back parts of the pads which in these cases are made to act as springs, may extend to engage by notches taking 30 over these pins in order that by appropriate holding catches they may be firmly held in position while their spring backs will press them against the parts desired, from which it will be seen that these said pads for the use of males are detachable and may be placed or adjusted to meet the varied cases for which they are required. 35 The pads or trusses for prolapsus cases of females are also made detachable and further are arranged by having elastic or other yielding straps for attaching them to the belts so as to allow freedom for the movements of the wearer. Dated this 20th day of February 1897. «/ 40 [Price 8^.] 0 LEVI NORTH. MARIA NORTH, Per Samuel Hey, Agent.