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Title: A general system of surgery in three parts : Containing the doctrine and management, I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all parts of the body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all operations and disorders. The whole illustrated with thirty eight copper-plates, exhibiting all the operations, instruments, bandages, and improvements, according to the modern and most approved practice : to which is prefixed an introduction concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery : with such other preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the younger surgeons. Being a work of thirty years experience
Year: 1745 (1740s)
Authors: Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758 Mynde, J
Subjects: Surgery, Operative Surgical instruments and apparatus Bandages and bandaging Surgery General Surgery Bandages
Publisher: London : Printed for W. Innys in Pater-noster Row ... (and four others)
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
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delineated byhim, for dividing the Praspuce in a Phimofis, in order to denudate the GlansPenis. Another Scalpell of the fame Form, but not fo crooked at the Point,is reprefented by Palfyn, in his Cbirurgia, pag. ij6. where the Point is alioarmed with a little Ball of Wax. Fig. 5. The Inftrument contrived by Dr. Trew, for returning the con-tracted Prsepuce in a Phimofis, without Incifion : AA, are two elaftic Plates,which are contracted or dilated by the Screw B. Fig. 6. Is a fmall Trocar, or triangular pointed Bodkin, for perforating theimpervious Glans of the Penis; which may be ufed efpecially in Children,and new-born Infants. Fig. 7. Reprefents the brafs or fteel Receptacle, recommended to be fattenedbetwixt the Thighs for receiving the Urine, in Cafes of Incontinency. Itihould be large enough to hold about half a Pint. B, denotes the Mouthand Neck of the Veifel to receive the Penis, and which is to be fattenedround the Body by the Ligatures cc. Fig.S. r.88. Tab, xxvi
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Sect. V. OfpaJJing /^Catheter. 89 Fig. 8. Denotes a fteel Yoke, made of two Arms AA, covered with Lea-ther, defigned to reftrain an involuntary Flux of the Urine, by compreffing thePenis and Urethra. B, the Hinge, by which the two Arms AA are joined. C, a Turn-ketch to open and fhut the Instrument at Pleafure. Taken out ofNucks Operat. Chirurg. Fig. 9. Is almoft the fame Inftrument, a little improved, the Difference con-futing chiefly in having a graduated Ketch c, whereby it may be contracted orenlarged at Pleafure, according to the Size of the Penis. The reft is explainedby the Letters in the Preceding Figure. Fig. 10. Reprefents another Inftrument for the Incontinency of Urine,taken from Nucks Operat. Chirurg. Fig. n. AA, the fteel Girt or Belt topafs round the Body; B, the Buckle, by which the leather Part c is faftened j D, the Screw, by which it preffes againft, and raifes the Plate E, whofe Bol-fter F, being defended with a Comprefs, is urged againft the Urethra inPerinao. CHAP

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