. The science and art of midwifery . cha rod sixteen inches in length, with an aperture two inches fromthe extremity, through which the loop of a double tape is in use this loop is passed around the noose of the fillet, and isthen reflected over the end of the rod. Thus secured, the fillet is con-veyed to the position aimed at. Then, by loosening the ends of thetape, which during the upward movement are held to the sides ^A the 4 !:_> OBSTETRIC SURGERY. r.»d by the operators band, and by shaking the rod, the instrument iseasily detached, and can be withdrawn without difficulty


. The science and art of midwifery . cha rod sixteen inches in length, with an aperture two inches fromthe extremity, through which the loop of a double tape is in use this loop is passed around the noose of the fillet, and isthen reflected over the end of the rod. Thus secured, the fillet is con-veyed to the position aimed at. Then, by loosening the ends of thetape, which during the upward movement are held to the sides ^A the 4 !:_> OBSTETRIC SURGERY. r.»d by the operators band, and by shaking the rod, the instrument iseasily detached, and can be withdrawn without difficulty. If the operator does not care to release the foot, because of thedifficulties he has encountered in getting possession of it, the fillelmay be uoosed around his arm, and thence be pushed upward over thehand, to the seized extremity. A device which in many instances has rendered me excellent serv-ice, bas consisted of an ordinary catheter threaded with a doubledpiece of twine, so that the loop projected from the eye of the instru-.


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