A manual of diseases of the throat and nose : including the pharynx, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, nose and naso-pharynx . Fig. -Dr. Lowenbergs Nasal Electrode. For applying the electric cautery to the vault of the pharynx, Lincolnhas invented an ingenious apparatus (Fig. 61). It consists of an electrode,around which is fixed a spiral spring, ending in a bell-shaped shield ofbone, which projects beyond the electrode and conceals a platina diskwhich terminates the electrode. When the instrument is pressed against Made by Albreclit, of Tubingen, at a very moderate cost. NASAL INSTRUMENTS. 19<L
A manual of diseases of the throat and nose : including the pharynx, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, nose and naso-pharynx . Fig. -Dr. Lowenbergs Nasal Electrode. For applying the electric cautery to the vault of the pharynx, Lincolnhas invented an ingenious apparatus (Fig. 61). It consists of an electrode,around which is fixed a spiral spring, ending in a bell-shaped shield ofbone, which projects beyond the electrode and conceals a platina diskwhich terminates the electrode. When the instrument is pressed against Made by Albreclit, of Tubingen, at a very moderate cost. NASAL INSTRUMENTS. 19<L the tissue to be destroyed, the shield is forced back on the spring, and theelectrode is thus allowed to come into contact with the affected Fig. 61.—Dr. Lincolns Post-nasal Electrode (after Beverley Robinson). A, the complete electrode, show-ing b, spiral spring, and c, shield. B, portion of electrode showing the disk d uncovered. C, disk surroundedby shield. Post-nasal Forceps.—For removing growths from the vault of thepharynx, and from the neighborhood of the posterior nares, Lowenbergscurved forceps and my own sliding forceps are both of service. Theformer (Fig. 62) is an instrument with long, slender curved handles andvery short blades turned upward from the rivet at an obtuse angle. Theblades are scooped out on their inner surfaces, and each ends in a sharp,somewhat overhanging edge, which comes into apposition with the cor-responding part of its fellow when the handles are closed. My colleague,Dr. Woakes,1 recommends that the cutting edges should be carried fartherround the blades than was the case in Lowenbergs earlier instruments.
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