A System of midwifery : including the diseases of pregnancy and the puerperal state . ns forceps, accurately made accord-ing to the model of the famous Edinburgh Professor. Dr. Jenksspersistent advocacy of this instrument induced many of his friends totry it. The result is that it is rapidly growing into favor among Phil-adelphia obstetricians. The total length of Simpsons instrument,from the extremity of the blade to that of the handle, is thirteen andone-half inches. The distance from the lock to the extremity of theblade is eight and one-half inches in a direct line. The blades andshanks ar
A System of midwifery : including the diseases of pregnancy and the puerperal state . ns forceps, accurately made accord-ing to the model of the famous Edinburgh Professor. Dr. Jenksspersistent advocacy of this instrument induced many of his friends totry it. The result is that it is rapidly growing into favor among Phil-adelphia obstetricians. The total length of Simpsons instrument,from the extremity of the blade to that of the handle, is thirteen andone-half inches. The distance from the lock to the extremity of theblade is eight and one-half inches in a direct line. The blades andshanks are therefore of precisely the same length as those of Wallacesforceps, but they are one inch shorter than the eclectic instrument ofDr. Hodge. The extremities of the blades are an inch and an eighthapart, the handles being in contact, or five-eighths of an inch more thaneither Hodges or Wallaces forceps. The greatest space between theblades is three and a quarter inches, or three-quarters of an inch morethan that of the instruments of Ilodge and Wallace, and one inch more Fig. Simpsons forceps. than the long forceps of Smith. The shanks are about two incheslong, and run parallel to one another three-quarters of an inch blades are united by the English lock, which is made very loose,so that the handles have considerable play. This facilitates handles are composed of wood and steel, and at their upper ex-tremity terminate in hollowed transverse projections or shoulders,which enable the instrument t he firmly grasped. This is a fair description of the various models of forceps imw incommon use in America. Various other modifications are employedby individual practitioners. Whichever one of these varieties may be-elected, it will fill the re<[iiirements under all ordinary circumstances :whereas, if the recommendations of the author are followed, the physi-cian will be forced to have two pair- of forceps at hand, if he expectsto apply them at the superi
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