. Practical electricity in medicine and surgery. Fiq. 241.—Apostolus Abdominal Clay Electrode, with Contact-Plate andZinc Tray for Keeping the Clay Moist. nected as anode or cathode, accordingly as the negative or posi-tive pole is in the uterine cavity. This electrode is made largeand applied snugly to the surface of the abdomen, in order tothoroughly diffuse the current as it passes through the skin, andprevent any destructive effects at that point. The clay electrode 334 PRACTICAL ELECTRICITY IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY. of Apostoli (Fig. 241) is somewhat awkward to handle, andvarious modificat
. Practical electricity in medicine and surgery. Fiq. 241.—Apostolus Abdominal Clay Electrode, with Contact-Plate andZinc Tray for Keeping the Clay Moist. nected as anode or cathode, accordingly as the negative or posi-tive pole is in the uterine cavity. This electrode is made largeand applied snugly to the surface of the abdomen, in order tothoroughly diffuse the current as it passes through the skin, andprevent any destructive effects at that point. The clay electrode 334 PRACTICAL ELECTRICITY IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY. of Apostoli (Fig. 241) is somewhat awkward to handle, andvarious modifications of it have heen suggested or employed. Fig. 242 shows Goelets clay electrode, which is more cleanlyand less inconvenient to handle. The clav is first worked to the. Fig. 242.—Goelets Clay Electrode. consistence of putty, then rolled out into a flat cake andenveloped in a layer of absorbent cotton, covered with linencrash. A back of soft rubber is applied, by means of whichit can be handled, and the patients clothing kept dry. Themetal contact-plate is pressed into the clay under the means of a binding-post attached to this plate the electrodeis connected with the connecting cords. Another abdominal electrode for use in the Apostoli treat-ment is one devised by Dr. Franklin H. Martin, of Chicago, and
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