A system of gynecology . Simons Specula : blades of various >izes and shapes. Vulsellum forceps, similar in construction to those shown in , but with heavier blades and longer teeth, are designed for variousoperations on and about the cervix. They are used for holding thecervix during amputation and for making traction in the removal of auterine fibroid. Emmets double tenaculum forceps (Fig. 140) answersthe same purpose. It is well adapted for the removal of any intra-uterine mass requiring traction ; its teeth lap one over the other whenclosed, which adds materially to the strength
A system of gynecology . Simons Specula : blades of various >izes and shapes. Vulsellum forceps, similar in construction to those shown in , but with heavier blades and longer teeth, are designed for variousoperations on and about the cervix. They are used for holding thecervix during amputation and for making traction in the removal of auterine fibroid. Emmets double tenaculum forceps (Fig. 140) answersthe same purpose. It is well adapted for the removal of any intra-uterine mass requiring traction ; its teeth lap one over the other whenclosed, which adds materially to the strength of their grasp : its bladesand handles are bent in opposite directions with a sigmoid curve, SO MISt ELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTS. 343 tliat it may be out of the operators way when held by an assist-ant. Emmets double tenaculum is used for steadying the uterus duringamputation of the cervix or during intra-uterine operations. It is held Fig. Emmets Double Tenaculum Forcepsin the left hand, and may be introduced into the cervical canal with adjusted, as in Fig. 141 ; then by depressing the thumb-piece atA the blades are widely separated, the canal put upon the stretch, andits opposite walls penetrated and held by the teeth. Its hold upon the Fig. Hi.
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