. The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of women. A B c Fig. 452. A. The Hodge Pessary. B. The Albeit Smith Pessary. C. The Thomas Pessary. 1. Hodge Pessary (Fig. 452, A). This pessary, devised by Hugh L. Hodge,Professor of Diseases of Women in the University of Pennsylvania from 1835 to1863, may be taken as the type of the hard-rubber ring pessaries. It is the originalmodel from which nearh^ all other pessaries of that character descended. It is PESSARIES FOR RETRODISPLACEMENT 329 stil much used and, as explained later, is the most sutable one for certain con-ditions. 2. Albert Smith Pessar
. The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of women. A B c Fig. 452. A. The Hodge Pessary. B. The Albeit Smith Pessary. C. The Thomas Pessary. 1. Hodge Pessary (Fig. 452, A). This pessary, devised by Hugh L. Hodge,Professor of Diseases of Women in the University of Pennsylvania from 1835 to1863, may be taken as the type of the hard-rubber ring pessaries. It is the originalmodel from which nearh^ all other pessaries of that character descended. It is PESSARIES FOR RETRODISPLACEMENT 329 stil much used and, as explained later, is the most sutable one for certain con-ditions. 2. Albert Smith Pessary (Fig. 452, B). Albert H. Smith modified the HodgePessary in two important particulars. He narrowed the anterior end so that itfits well up into the narrow portion of the pubic arch, the point projecting slightlyinto the arch. This tends to keep the pessary from turning or slipping about in thevagina and at the same time causes the anterior part of the pessary to lie higher—so that it is out of the way and does not interfere with coitus or with
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