A manual of diseases of the throat and nose : including the pharynx, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, nose and naso-pharynx . in its turn is acted on by lever h ; i, spiral spring rais-ing lever after use; j, short cylindrical portion of shaft in which the proximal end of the barrel is contained. Electric Cautery.—The electric cautery is extremely useful for the de-struction of polypi, of hypertrophied mucous membrane, and cartilaginousoutgrowths. For application within the nose any of the electrodes al-ready described (vol. i., p. 372) can be employed, the wires, however, be-ing previously suitab
A manual of diseases of the throat and nose : including the pharynx, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, nose and naso-pharynx . in its turn is acted on by lever h ; i, spiral spring rais-ing lever after use; j, short cylindrical portion of shaft in which the proximal end of the barrel is contained. Electric Cautery.—The electric cautery is extremely useful for the de-struction of polypi, of hypertrophied mucous membrane, and cartilaginousoutgrowths. For application within the nose any of the electrodes al-ready described (vol. i., p. 372) can be employed, the wires, however, be-ing previously suitably bent. For the last four years I have employedSchechs admirable electrodes,1 which enable the operator to treat almostany case. For the application of cautery to the central portion of thenasal fossa Lowenbergs instrument (Fig. 60) has, however, the great ad-vantage that it can be readily used without a shield ; for the incandescentpoint, instead of being placed at the distal extremity of the electrode, issituated at the side on one of the wires, so that when in the nose the otherwire protects the healthy 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 part.
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