A treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of women, with their homopathic treatment .. . FURGUSONS MIRROR WOCHERS BI-VALVE SPECULUM. INSTRUMENTS. 143 narily only use in operations for the treatment of vaginal fis-tulse, uterine polypi, or lacerations of the vagina, or cervixuteri. Whenever we do need to use a Sims speculum theadvantage of the divided blade is obvious, as it can beopened or closed during the operation at our pleasure. The speculum which we use for ordinary vaginal exami-nations, when they appear necessary, and for bringing the osand cervix uteri into view for o
A treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of women, with their homopathic treatment .. . FURGUSONS MIRROR WOCHERS BI-VALVE SPECULUM. INSTRUMENTS. 143 narily only use in operations for the treatment of vaginal fis-tulse, uterine polypi, or lacerations of the vagina, or cervixuteri. Whenever we do need to use a Sims speculum theadvantage of the divided blade is obvious, as it can beopened or closed during the operation at our pleasure. The speculum which we use for ordinary vaginal exami-nations, when they appear necessary, and for bringing the osand cervix uteri into view for ordinary treatment, is thebi-valve made by M. Wocher & Son, of this city. (SeePlate IV.) This speculum combines the advantages of discos han-dles, Higbees screw on the side, and Taylors blades, withthe wide crest on the upper blade, to keep the flesh and hairof the labia out of the way. In our experience the advan-tage of having the upper blade shorter than the lower, as inTaylors instrument, is very great. Taylors speculum hasto be opened with the screw, which is not so convenient asthe handles of Cuscos, but Cus
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