US1116773A - Mechanical surgery appliance. - Google Patents

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o. WEST & R. BERNARD.

MECHANICAL SURGERY APPLIANGE'.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1913.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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C. WEST & R. BERNARD. MECHANICAL SURGERY APPLIANCE.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNI; 9, 191s.

1,1 16,773. Patented Nov. 1o, 1914.

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to some extent the spinal cord, thereby caus `ianoriaiiionn suitennrnrrniaivcn. f i

T0 allzu/wm t may concern i Be it known that we, CHARLoTTn WEST and v ROY BERNARD, citizensof the United States,`

residing at Chicago, inthe countyy of Cook and State of Illinois, havev invented a new and useful lmprovement in Mechanical Snrgery' Appliances, yof'which the following is a specification. 'n ,Y

lt has been discovered that certain diseases, one of weich isinfantile paralysis, may be successfullytreatedby'producing an extension yof the spinal column to,s`ubstan tially the limit of. its normal capability and ing normal physiological functioning of the tissues involved. ln the treatment of diiferent diseases amenableto this form of treat-v ment, the elongation ofthe spinal column should takeplace at ldifferent vertebrae, in

the case of infantile paralysis it beingfound most effective to elongate the low'eiend vof the spinalL column beginning with thentwelfth dorsal vertebra. y y E Our object is toproyide a simple, economical fand reliable appliancey by which the treatment above referred to may be practised vwithout danger of injury Ato the spinal column.l

rReferring to the accompanying drawing,- Figure l is a view in elevation showing our invention in use, the support tofwhich the supporting-chains for the belt are attached being broken away. Fig. 2 is a face view of the belt (shown in flat condition) forming a part `of the structure illustrated in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the reverse side of I the belt. Fig. e is an enlarged broken longitudinal sectional view of thebelt, together with a sectional view ofthe spinal column, thelatteriand tliebelt being yshown in the relative positions assumed by them when the belt is fastened in place about the body of the patient. Fig. 5 is a section taken at the line 5 on Fig. 4 and viewed inv the direction of the arrow; and F ig. 6, a section taken at the line 6, on Fig. l and viewed in the direction of the arrow. i

ln carrying out our invention in the preferred manner we provide ya belt-section 7 adapted to be strapped aboutlthe body of the patient at the point at which it is desired thatthe elongation of the spinal column take place, and means for supporting the belt in such position as will cause the patient tobe wholly suspended by the belt. l

The belt-section 7 may ,be of any suitable Specification of Letterslatent. yPatented ,NQViQlQlL Appiicatioa medium 9,1913. seiiaino. *frases y f f form `andof any suitable material, vit being cieesirabiethatitbe ersuehformain itlwiiif not injure ythe `spinal column.-

As weprefer to construct vthe belt it is" formed of a body-'section' S ofleather, saidl body-section being ofy a, length sufiicient to canse it1 to y,approximately encircle f the body of the patient, a buckleequipped-strap beingprovided on the outer side ofthe body-` section 8 top'erinit it tobe' fastemedin position on the patient.l [Securedtotheinner side of the bodyfs'ec'tionv 8 to'extend midway' betn'reeln the Tende ofthe lat-tenis a strip 10` of relatively stiff fleather whichy is `bent intoy conyolutedforiii, as represented (Fig. 1l) the y strip l0 beiiiglisecured to the body-sectionB at those pointsl where itlies Aagainst"thelat"- ter, as by-stitcliing it atll, the strip l0 being preferably so formed as to r`clause its convo-'` lutel portioi'igtojbe spaced from the body-fy section 8 a greater ,distance at itstop than at the bottom of'said' section 8 and thus i taper downwardly. `Padding 19. 'of any snit-L 18,0 inner side of thebody-section 8 and strip 10, f

able material, such as wochen-ends over the as represented, and is; held inplace bya cov-v ering 13 ofany suitable material, such as i elo-tl, 'which is" stitched to the indicated at 14. e

section Silas ,The strip l() is sorformed as to present `ay recessed section 14- about midway between' the ends ofthe section 8 oppositev to whichl 1 Y the lfindding l2 is `slightly depressed, asindicated at'l, for ay purpose hereinafter eX# plaine'd'. `j f. ln' using the appliance it is'v fastened about the bodyof the vpatient 'in position to cause the posterior' t process of the spinalc'olumn to oppose the recessed portion 14 of the strip lO= substantially as represented in Fig. a, the spinal column beingrepresented at 16,

thebelt being so positioned as to cause it to l lembracel the bodyfof thepatient immedivatelyv above the point atwhich elongation of the spinal column is to be effected. After positioning the'belt as described, the strap 9 is buckled about the patient and the patient then suspended from the belt in in`k y clined position substantially as representedy for the desired length of time by any suit-,7'y

able means, as for example, by chainsl?,

depending from any suitable supportand fastened to rings 18 on the belt, as repre# sented in Fig'. l, these rings being so located as shown as to cause the i, belt to inclinel downwardly and rearwardly when suspendiio` n. s

ing a patient as represented in Fig. l, in

practice these rings preferably being posi-k 'tioned to eXtend opposite the mammary rextend at opposite sides of the posterior process thereof. Furthermore by thus forming the belt there is a tendency to the stimulation of theposterior branches of the spinal nerves, viz., those at the opposite sides -of the posterior process, y'due to the provision of thesections 18 and"l9 of the strip 10, against which the transverse process of the spinal column bear, this last referred to feature also being of importance,l

as it prevents undue pressure against the ribs ofthe patient. 'l

" Vhile we haveillustrated and described a particular embodiment of our invention, we do not wish to be understood as intending to limit it thereto,'as the samemay be variously modified and.` altered without depart- 1 ing from the spirit of'our invention.

vWhat we claim as 'new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isy 1 An appliance for the purpose set forth,

comprising a belt-section adapted Vto bev strapped to thebody of the patient, and means directly connected with said beltsection for suspending the latter from a suitable support in rearwardly downwardly inclined position while supporting a patient, said belt containing a recess onrits inner side to oppose the posterior process of the spinal column, for the purpose set forth.

2. An appliance for the purpose set forth, comprising a belt-section adapted to be strapped to the body of the patient, and means directly connected with-said belt-section for suspending the latterv from a suitable supportin rearwardly downwardly inclined position while supporting a patient, said belt being formed on its inner side with VAspaced sections affording a recess therebetween, for the purpose set forth.

3. An appliance for the purpose set forth, comprising a belt-section adapted to be strapped to the body of the patient, and

means directly connected with said belt-sec tion for suspending the latter from a suitable support in rearwardly downwardly inclined positionwhile supporting a patient, said belt being formed with a body-section provided on its inner side with a recess to oppose the posterior process of the spinal column and padding coniined on said bodyportion, for the purposev set forth.

4. A 'belt for the purpose set forth formed of a body-section, a section of relatively affording a recess and padding extending over said sections.

"5. A belt for the purpose set forth formed of a body-section of leather, a strip of relatively stiif leather secured thereto and of` convoluted form and affording a recess and padding extending over said section and strip. v. p

6. A mechanical surgery appliance com- In the presence of- O. C. Avisos,

N. B. DEARBORN.

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i 'lashingtornQ V f lstiff vmaterial thereon of convoluted form

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