IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH PESSARIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF MAL POSITIONS OF THE UTERUS to be as follows:
Year: 1885

page_text: I GEORGE EDWARD HARRISON of .83 Portland Place in the County of Middlesex
Doctor of Medicine do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH PESSARIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF
MAL POSITIONS OF THE UTERUS to be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to pessaries for the treatment of prolapsus, fluxions and
mal positions of the uterus. The invention consists of an abdominal belt made
preferably in two parts and adapted to fit the body accurately over the hips, said
belt being secured by bands and buckles while separate buckles are attached
thereto back and front adapted to receive bands which pass down between the
thighs and are attached to two rubber tubes or bands which carry the pessary.
Said pessary is about four inches long and is composed of hard rubber vulcanite
or other suitable material The upper part consists of a cup shaped portion
perforated with side holes. The said cup screws into one end of a curved hollow
cylinder in which is a small spring, the other end of which rests on a curved
piston, which has a limited amount of play within the cylinder and is prevented
from entirely leaving the same by means of a stop pin or other suitable device―
The lower end of the piston is attached to the rubber tubes or bands before
referred to.
.. When in use the uterus rests upon the cup part, the holes in which permit the
natural discharges to pass out without removing the pessary. The spring in
the cylinder allows the uterus its normal motion (a gentle jarring up and down)
when the patient walks while the rubber tubes or bands attached to the end of the
piston hold the appliance in its proper position.

page_text: I GEORGE EDWARD HARRISON of 83 Portland Place in the County of Middlesex
Doctor of Medecine do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN AND CONNECTED WITH PESSARIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF
MAL POSITIONS OF THE UTERUS 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 pessaries for the treatment of prolapsus, fluxions and
mal positions of the uterus.
To clearly explain my invention reference is made to the accompanying drawings
which form part of this specification and in which Fig. 1. represents in perspective
the belt or band with the pessary proper attached Fig. represents a sectional
view of the said pessary, like letters of reference being used to designate like parts
in both the figures. The invention consists of an abdominal belt made preferably
in two parts A A' and adapted to fit the body accurately over the hips, said belt
being secured by bands a. a (preferably of an elastic nature) and buckles while
separate buckles b. b. and b' b₁ are attached to the band, back and front, adapted
to receive bands c. c. c¹ c¹ which pass down between the thighs, and are attached
to two rubber tubes or bands.e. e. which carry the pessary. Said pessary is about
four inches long and is composed of hard rubber, vulcanite, or other suitable material
The upper part consists of a cup shaped portion B perforated with side holes d. d.
The said cup screws into one end of a curved hollow cylinder C in which is a
small spring f the other end of which rests on a curved slotted piston D which has
a limited amount of play within the cylinder and is prevented from entirely
leaving the same by means of a stop pin g which passes through the slot in
piston D, or any other suitable device may be employed The lower end of
the piston D is attached to the rubber tubes or bands e. e before referred to.
When in use, the uterus rests upon the cup part B, the holes d in which permit
the natural discharges to pass out without removing the pessary. The spring f
in the cylinder C allows the uterus its normal motion (a gentle jarring up and
down) when the patient walks, while the rubber tubes or bands e. e. attached to
the end of the piston D hold the appliance in its proper position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to he performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st. The improved pessary substantially as herein before described.
2nd The combination with the pessary of the belt A A¹, bands or supports e. e.
and means of attaching said bauds to the belt substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.