Specification of Thomas Pebardy : surgical appendages.

  • Pebardy, Thomas.
Date:
1868
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Credit: Specification of Thomas Pebardy : surgical appendages. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pebardys Improvements in Surgical Appendages, webs are inserted so placed as to stretch in a slanting direction ; these also are of such length and width as may be necessary. At the lower portion of these webs there are bands or belts made of materials similar to those before- mentioned ; to these bands elastic web or webs are attached shaped to take 5 the abdomen and to prevent any drawing in of that part of the body. Below these webs forming the abdomen there is another band of a firm material containing runnings of cotton or other substance for the purpose of stiffenino- and adding to its strength; this band may be made of any length or width considered desirable. The w^hole of the above-described parts have a strip or 10 strips of non-elastic material passing directly downwards from the top to the lower portion of the appendage between the bosom gores joining the band last mentioned, and to which the above-mentioned pieces are attached; this strip or these strips may be closed or made to open wdth any kind of fastening preferred. For the purpose of stiffening there are in the aforesaid strips rows 15 of stitching in which may be inserted flexible material of the kind considered most suitable. The whole of the above description applies to the front of the body. At the termination of the elastic insertions directing towards the sides they are met by a band of the same texture as that denominated ‘‘ resisting materialthis band is shaped so as to descend from or near the arm-pit to 20 the lowTr part of the support in a sloping manner, so that it passes on the front of the hip and also directly over the hip, making a forked piece ; in¬ serted between these forked pieces gores of elastic web are placed of such length and width as may be suitable to the size of the hips. The continuation of the upper part of the snpport from the arm piece towards^ the back is' 25 formed to the extent required of resisting material, below which the elastics are continued as in front being placed nearly in a line with them; proceeding towards the lower part of the support at the termination of the elastics it is formed of non-elastic material. On each side of the elastic gores of the hips there are straps of similar material to that of the other part of the support (non- SO elastic), one being attached at the back and one in front of the hips, having a row of holes worked or otherwise to lace or to buckle at the will of maker, the level edges of each strap meeting in the centre of the strip which descends from the arm-pit and which is understood to be the forked piece. Those straps may be used as a check to the elasticity of the hips, keeping the expansion at S5 that part under the control of the wearer. The piece or band in front at the lower part is continued to the centre of the strip known as the forked piece, and may be made to lace or buckle or be fastened in any manner wished, the object being to raise the burden of the stomach or abdomen, which is more