The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . Fig. io8g.—Barnes Rubber Hydrostatic Dila-tor IN Position in the Cervix. Fig. tooo.—The Modified Cham-petier de Ribes HydrostaticCervical Dilator in Positionin the LoviTER Uterine Seg-ment. of the dilating bags in cases which permit slow dilatation, or of the bimanualmethod in cases of great emergency. Method of Operation: The position of thepatient and the preliminary manipulations are the same. The closed branchesof the dilator are passed as far as the shoulders. The blades are separated later-ally,
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . Fig. io8g.—Barnes Rubber Hydrostatic Dila-tor IN Position in the Cervix. Fig. tooo.—The Modified Cham-petier de Ribes HydrostaticCervical Dilator in Positionin the LoviTER Uterine Seg-ment. of the dilating bags in cases which permit slow dilatation, or of the bimanualmethod in cases of great emergency. Method of Operation: The position of thepatient and the preliminary manipulations are the same. The closed branchesof the dilator are passed as far as the shoulders. The blades are separated later-ally, then the instrument is rotated and they are separated should be very slow and gradual. Force is used to cause the cervixto yield, not to tear; and the less force which will accomplish the purpose, thebetter. Hydrostatic Dilators.—These are of rubber or silk, are hollow, and are dis-tended after their introduction by means of water which is forced into themwith a Davidson or piston syringe. Barnes hydrostatic dilators have beenentirely supplanted by the
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