. Journal - American Medical Association. case may be, the other end being made fast by slipping it inturn over any one of the blades. Any good rubber band ofaverage size is competent to dilate the os uteri in a reasonablyshort time—say, thirty to forty-five minutes. As dilatationprogresses (Fig. 6) and the ends of the levers are broughttogether, the band may be loosened and reapplied—take an sJL^ r Us \ ? f F ^—• Fig. .5.—All the blades in position and held in place by a rubberband. Active dilatation is begun and maintained by means of arubber band of average size and strength. As dilatation
. Journal - American Medical Association. case may be, the other end being made fast by slipping it inturn over any one of the blades. Any good rubber band ofaverage size is competent to dilate the os uteri in a reasonablyshort time—say, thirty to forty-five minutes. As dilatationprogresses (Fig. 6) and the ends of the levers are broughttogether, the band may be loosened and reapplied—take an sJL^ r Us \ ? f F ^—• Fig. .5.—All the blades in position and held in place by a rubberband. Active dilatation is begun and maintained by means of arubber band of average size and strength. As dilatation progresses,the band may be released and re-applied, each time fastening thefree end a little further Fig. 6.—Showing the amount of dilatation possible when usingthe larger or obstetric end of the handle.
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