. Virginia medical monthly . ays atleast, perfect quiet of body should be observed; while theother is simply a support to a descended or lilted womb, ad-mitting of greater latitude of motion, and the taking of moreextended exercise, than before it was applied. With the above considerations constantly abiding in hismind. Dr. Campbell has for years given, to all sponge-tentsused in the treatment of flexions, a considerable curve withthe fingers just before their introduction. Of late years, helias his tents for this purpose made with a very decided curvein order that their introduction may be re
. Virginia medical monthly . ays atleast, perfect quiet of body should be observed; while theother is simply a support to a descended or lilted womb, ad-mitting of greater latitude of motion, and the taking of moreextended exercise, than before it was applied. With the above considerations constantly abiding in hismind. Dr. Campbell has for years given, to all sponge-tentsused in the treatment of flexions, a considerable curve withthe fingers just before their introduction. Of late years, helias his tents for this purpose made with a very decided curvein order that their introduction may be rendered easy and norisk run of traumatism in the tender organ to be treated. In the instrument Dr. Campbell now presents, he has en-deavored to secure all the advantages in the cure, of easy andinnocuous introduction; and also those of softness and plia- ANALYSES, SELECTIONS, AC. 497 bility of material with jet sufficient strength to act as a splintin maintaining straiirhtness. It consists of three distinct andseparate parts;. A.—The soft rubber stem and spring prepared for introduction. B.—Showsthe spring separately. C.—The rubber cap or hood. 1st. An applicator upon the plan of Emmets, or thesponge-tent applicator modified for this purpose, with aspiral wire protrusor which can be pushed beyond the curvedend without injury if any degree of care be given to thiswork. 2d. A spring which can be made of any degree of weak-ness or resiliency, and which is to be slotted on to the curvedend of the applicator, and 3d. A piece of India-rubber tubing, similar to Xelatonscatheter, closed at one end, which is to be pushed as a coverover the spring as adjusted on the applicator. A string should be applied through the two smaller holesof the plate at the proximal end of the spring, in order towithdraw the spring from the uterine and cervical cavitieswhenever necessary. Another string or thread (of differentcolor) should be attached to the rubber tube in order to with-draw that too, sh
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