Appendix to Down Bros.' catalogue of surgical instruments and appliances : Octoberr 1910 / Down Bros., Ltd.

  • Down Bros. (Firm)
Date:
1910
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Credit: Appendix to Down Bros.' catalogue of surgical instruments and appliances : Octoberr 1910 / Down Bros., Ltd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. Face IVIasks^ continued,—■ Burgess and J)r. V. Bonnoy. In iny opinion it is nmcli safer and more comfortable to use a tliick screen not attaclied to tlie cap. If tliis is to be cool it must be ojien at the sides and must inmg loosely. Such conditions arc^ admii’ably fulfilled by hanging a length of gauze from a modified spectacle frame. Jlie illustration will give some idea of the contriv- ance. A length of gauze fourfold thick and long enough to be fixetl by the neck of the operating apron and still hang free from the face is doubled over the frame. Thus, eight layers of sterilized or antiseptic gauze are interposed between the mouth and nose of the operator and the aseptic field of operation. The screen has been used in conjunction with one of the operating caps sujiplied by Messrs. Down Bros., and the adoption of this method will, 1 think, result in the maximum of efficiency with the minimum of discomfort. A. E. Johnson, B.jM., Ch.B., Vic., F.R.C.S., Eng., ].,ato Surgical Registrar, Royal lnlirmarj% IManchester. Face Masks, continued,— £ s. d. 8520 Moynilian’s ........ each 076 THE UNIVERSAL OPERATION APRON, inadc of light brown sterilizahlc waterproof as used at Guy’s Hospital. 8521. 8521 Operation Apron, “ Tlic Universal ” . each 0 9 6