Specification of John Read : syringes.

  • Read, John
Date:
1857
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Specification of John Read : syringes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Head's Improvement in Syringes. agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter, during the term of years therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exer¬ cise, and vend my said Invention within that part of His Majesty’s United King¬ dom of Great Britain and Ireland called England, His Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in such manner as to me, the said John Bead, my 5 exors, adrhors, and assigns, or any of us, should in my or their discretion seem meet, and that I, the said John Read, my exors, adihors, and assigns, should and lawfully might have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage from time to time coming, growing, accruing, and arising by reason of the said Invention for and during the term of years therein mentioned, to 10 have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the said licence, powers, privileges, and advan¬ tages therein-before granted or mentioned to be granted unto me, the said John Read, my exors, adniors, and assigns, for and during and unto the full end and term of fourteen years from the date of the said Letters Patent next and immediately ensuing, and fully to be complete and ended, according to the 15 Statute in such case made and provided; in which said Letters Patent is contained a proviso that if I, the said John Read, should not particularly describe and ascertain the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, by an instrument in writing under my hand and seal, and cause the same to be inrolled in His Majesty’s High Court of Chancery 20 within two calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent, that then the said Letters Patent, and all liberties and advan¬ tages whatsoever thereby granted, should utterly cease, determine, and become void, anything therein contained to the contrary thereof in anywise notwith¬ standing, as in and by the said Letters Patent, relation being thereunto had, 25 may more fully and at large appear. ROW KHQW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said John Read, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Invention, and the manner in which the same is to be performed, are particularly described and ascertained by the Drawings or sections annexed to these Presents, and 30 the following explanation thereof (that is to say) :— First, my improved syringe is for professional purposes in the removal of obstructions and constipations of the bowels, and may be applied in all cases where injection of fluid is required, and which the patient may use himself without any assistance with the greatest ease, safety, and convenience. This 35 syringe may be made of silver, or any other metal, and in shape and form following; see section, Fig. 1. The tube A and piston B to be made nearly on the same principle as the common syringe, but the tube A is to be drawn to a true cylinder on triblets, At the bottom of the tube A is a socket
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