Improvements in surgical trusses / [John Henry Osborn].

  • Osborn, John Henry.
Date:
1899
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Credit: Improvements in surgical trusses / [John Henry Osborn]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N° 12,906 A.D. 1898 Date of Application, 9th June, 1898 Complete Specification Left, 7th Mar., 1899— Accepted, 9th June, 1899 PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. Improvements in Surgical Trusses. We, John Henry Osborn, of 13, Milford Street, Carbrook, Blacksmith, and George Cook, of 37, Selborne Street, Attercliife, W heelsmith, both of Sheffield, in the County of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: — 5 Trusses as ordinarily made are constructed of an elastic metallic band or spring, one end of which in tlie case of a single truss, or both ends of which in the case of a double truss is provided with a pad which is pressed against^ the body of the wearer by the action of the elastic metallic band or spring. AN hen a single truss is required, leather or straps of other suitable material are employed for 10 adjusting the truss to a proper position, and sometimes in a double truss similar straps are employed for the same purpose. A truss made as here described may be worn without inconvenience by persons whose avocations in life do not necesatate much bodily exertion and which may be described as normal but when worn by a person engaged in rough manual labour, such as, a blacksmith, a 15 collier or a navvy, such a truss will be found inconvenient and painful to wear, through its want of the means of adjustment to the abdomnal movements of the body. The object of our invention is to obviate this defect by constructing a truss which shall accommodate itself to such abnormal exertions of the wearer. 20 AAe carry out our invention in the following manner. The elastic metallic band or spring of our improved truss is made separately from the portion which forms the pad. This pad piece we construct in the form of a circular or oval disc and we attach it to the band or spring by means of a stud or button which is passed through an elongated slot suitably formed in the 25 end of the said band. AVhen the pad plate has in this way been attached to the band, the band may be moved upwards and downwards on the stud or button which acts like a pivot and by means of the elongated slot the band may likewise be capable of a certain amount of longitudinal adjustment without in either case 30 causing any movement of the pad. , . , AVhen a double truss is required the two parts like a right and left hand single truss may be united together in a similar manner by means of a back plate provided with similar studs or buttons to act as pivots upon which the band of the truss may work. Adhere a single truss only is employed the strap would be 35 connected to a similar hinged back plate to facilitate the adjustment of the truss and straps to the movement of the body as previously described The pad pi ate and backplate and band of our improved truss would be covered, ■padded, and protected in a manner similar that employed in trusses as ordinarily made, care however been taken for sufficient play to be allowed for the free 40 movements of the adjustable parts herein described. Hated this 8th dav of June 1898. JOHN HENRY OSBORN, GEORGE COOK, 1 . The Applicants. [Price Sd.~\
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