A treatise on the science and practice of midwifery . le attention. In this instrument trac-tion is not made on the handles by which the blade- arc introduced, ;i-in ordinary forceps, but n a supplementary handl). Theobject claimed for this arrangement is thai less ir. -12. 476 OBSTETRIC OPERATIONS. tion, which can always, be made in the proper axis of the pelvis; thatthe blades are not likely to slip; and that rotation of the head is notinterfered with. The handles of the forceps, moreover, guide the opera-tor to the direction in which he ought to pull, since all that is requiredis to keep th
A treatise on the science and practice of midwifery . le attention. In this instrument trac-tion is not made on the handles by which the blade- arc introduced, ;i-in ordinary forceps, but n a supplementary handl). Theobject claimed for this arrangement is thai less ir. -12. 476 OBSTETRIC OPERATIONS. tion, which can always, be made in the proper axis of the pelvis; thatthe blades are not likely to slip; and that rotation of the head is notinterfered with. The handles of the forceps, moreover, guide the opera-tor to the direction in which he ought to pull, since all that is requiredis to keep the traction-rods parallel to them. This instrument, however,although theoretically perfect, is somewhat too complicated for gen-eral use. Simpsons Axis-Traction Forceps.—Professor Simpson of Edinburghhas invented a modification of Tarniers instrument, which he calls the Fig. 161. Fig.
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