Cure of Certain Diseases and Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1886

page_text: Cure of Certain Diseases and Apparatus therefor.
I JOHN SHAW, of 14 Winwick Road, Warrington, in the County of Lancaster,
Collector, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for A NEW OR IMPROVED
METHOD OF TREATING THE HUMAN BODY FOR THE CURE OF CERTAIN DISEASES AND
APPARATUS THEREFOR to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved method of and apparatus for treating
the human body for the cure of certain diseases, such as bronchitis, asthma, and other
diseases of the throat, lungs, and respiratory organs, paralysis, rheumatism, lumbago,
sciatica, diabetes, and many other diseases.
The essential feature of the said method consists in exhausting the air from the
part or parts of the body affected by or adjoining the seat of the disease in a manner
somewhat resembling the well-known process of dry cupping. Any convenient form
of apparatus for effecting this may be employed, such as a vacuum pump connected by
a tube or pipe, controlled by a tap or valve, to a hollow vessel. This vessel is open on,
say the front side, where it is intended to be placed against the body of the patient,
the edges being covered with india-rubber or other suitable yielding material to prevent
any injury to the flesh. This vessel is placed in close contact with the skin of the
patient so that by operating the pump the air is exhausted from the vessel and a
vacuum or partial vacuum is created and the patient's flesh is drawn into the vessel
thereby inducing increased circulation of the blood in the affected part of the body.
The application can be repeated as often as found necessary or desirable. In some
cases a limb or limbs or the greater part of the patient's body can be surrounded in a
suitable casing connected to the vacuum pump and the air exhausted in the manner
already described.
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page_text: Cure of Certain Diseases and Apparatus therefor.
I JOHN SHAW of 14 Winwick Road Warrington in the County of Lancaster
Collector do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for A NEW OR IMPROVED
METHOD OF TREATING THE HUMAN BODY FOR THE CURE OF CERTAIN DISEASES AND
APPARATUS THEREFOR, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a new or improved method of and apparatus for treating
the human body for the cure of certain diseases such as bronchitis asthma and other
diseases of the throat lungs and respiratory organs paralysis rheumatism lumbago
sciatica diabetes and many other diseases.
The essential feature of the said method consist in exhausting the air from the part
or parts of the body affected by or adjoining the seat of the disease in a manner some-
what resembling the well-known process of dry-cupping. Any convenient form of
apparatus for effecting this may be employed such as a vacuum pump connected by
a tube or pipe, controlled by a tap or valve, to a hollow vessel. This vessel is open
on say the front side where it is intended to be placed against the body of the patient
the edges being covered with india-rubber or other suitable yielding material to
prevent any injury to the flesh. This vessel is placed in close contact with the skin
of the patient so that by operating the pump the air is exhausted from the vessel and
a vacuum or partial vacuum is created and the patient's flesh is drawn into the vessel
thereby inducing increased circulation of the blood in the affected part of the body:
The application can be repeated as often as found necessary or desirable.
In some cases a limb or limbs or the greater part of the patient's body can be
surrounded in a suitable casing connected to the vacuum pump and the air exhausted
in the manner already described.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying two Sheets of Drawings reference being had to
the figures and letters marked thereon.
Figure 1 is an elevation Fig. 2 a plan Fig. 3 a vertical section and Fig. 4 a view of
the interior of a suitable cup or vessel for use in carrying out my Invention.
a is the body of the cup or vessel made say of tin and provided with a rim or lip b
of india-rubber or other suitable substance; c is a pipe fixed to the vessel and com-
municating withr an air pump by a flexible tube (not shown) attached to the nozzle d;
e is a nut by which the nozzle d is secured to the screwed end e¹ of the pipe; f is a tap
which is open while the air is being exhausted from the vessel a by the air pump and
closed when a sufficient approach to a vacuum has been obtained.
The mode of operation is as follows:-The vessel is pressed against the flesh at or
near the affected part of the patient's body the rim b adjusting itself to the inequalities
and preventing the entrance of air the tape is open and the pump is worked until

page_text: sufficient air has been exhausted from the vessel a the tape is then turned to prevent
the return of air through the pipe c and to maintain the partial vacuum in the vessel a
the flexible tube and the nozzle d are then removed and may be attached to another
vessel. The vessel is left on the patient as long as may be desired and a number of
vessels may be applied to the patient on different portions of his body to act
simultaneously. An increased circulation of the blood in and near the parts where the
vessels are applied is induced by the removal of the pressure of the atmosphere and
this increased circulation alleviates or removes the disease. The application of the
vessel or vessels as above described may be repeated as often as required.
I have only shown one form of apparatus, vessels of any desired size or
shape may be employed and they may be made to cover a limb or limbs of the
patient's body.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is--
1. The improved method of treating the human body for the cure of certain
diseases and the apparatus therefor substantially as herein described and shown.
2. The application of india rubber or other suitable yielding material to the rim of
a vessel to be used for removing the pressure of the atmosphere from the flesh of a
patient for the purposes specified.
3. The combination with the cup or vessel a the edge of which is covered with
india-rubber or other suitable material and a tap, of means such as the nozzle d and a
flexible tube for connecting said vessel to an air pump for the purposes specified.
Dated this 20th day of June 1887.
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.