A LEG SUSPENSION COMPOUND FRACTURE APPARATUS
Year: 1884

page_text: I IDRIS NAUNTON DAVIES of Llys-y-graig, Ystrad Rhondda near Pontypridd,
Glamorganshire; Medical Practioner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
"A LEG SUSPENSION COMPOUND FRACTURE APPARATUS' to be as follows:-
1
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Preliminary Remarks. This Apparatus with its Iron Slide-Splints &c is very
much needed by the Surgical Profession in cases of Simple and Compound Fractures
of the Leg from which a Patient would derive great benefits in the way of comfort
for rest &c by its use; it has the advantage that when an extension of the Leg is
needed the Patient is not in the least disturbed as the extension can be done simply
by turning a Screw-handle doing away with the present custom of having to undo
the bandages and splints and the Patient having to undergo as it were a second,
third or fourth operation The wounds of the Leg can also be attended to by
scringing them at the same time not disturbing the position of leg in the least; in
fact when an extension is made by the use of this Apparatus the Patient simply
feels a slight twitch at the instant the screw is turned. The Apparatus is made of
Wrot' iron, metal and brass.
1. Two Iron stand-arms a a see accompanying Plans Nos 1 and 2 hold up the
Apparatus over the Bed which are fastened to two sido planks which rest flatly on
the bed leaving an open space for the lower extremities of the Patient inside it,
where also the disinfectant basin is put upon the bed to receive any discharges
from wounds of leg.
2. A Horizontal Hold-up Beam is fastened at G. G see Plan No 1 to the two Iron
stand-arms a a referred to before to which the whole Apparatus is hung the extension
Arms.see Plans resting upon the Hold-up Beam at bb there is fastened to the centre
of the Hold-up Beam a figured Scale-Pin fixed vertically thereto enabling a Surgeon
to read the scale as to the extension the said scale pin is fitted to run up a tubo
that is fastened to the Moveable Plate F. F.
3. The Vertical screw fastened to the upper side of the Moveable Plate F. F and
through arm or plate E. E and continued through Lock-box to screw-handle D. D
is used by screwing or unscrewing to produce an extension or otherwise that is to
say to increase the length or reduce the length or distance between the Grip-Tongs
and Leg-holders A. A see Plan N° 1, the action of the screw causing the extension
Arms to slide from or to each other resting upon the Hold-up Beam G.G.

page_text: 4. A Lock is provided above Arın or Plate E. E with a Key that the Surgeon in
attendance may lock the screw to prevent any one whatsoever to interfere with the
working of the Apparatus.
5. A Moveable Bandage Rod is provided running through Holes in Extension-
Arms at c. c.
6. The Grip-Tongs and Leg-holders A. A are fastened to the respective extension
Arms with headed pins and screws so that the Grip-Tongs Arms may be opened and
closed and fastened around the Patient's Leg and slide splints below the Knee and
above the Ankle and tightened or slacked by means of Thumb screws at d d as
required Grip-holders of different sizes are necessary suitable for a child or an
Adult.
7. The Iron Slide inner and outer Splints see Drawings are made to extend or
reduce following the movements of the extension arms by the action of the screw
handle and are provided with small thumb screws following the slides for securely
fastening the same when required. Leather-straps may be used to fill up the middle
vacancies as found necessary suitable to the position of wounds.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I IDRIS NAUNTON DAVIES of Llys-y-graig, Ystrad Rhondda near Pontypridd
Glamorganshire Medical Practitioner do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for "A LEG SUSPENSION COMPOUND FRACTURE APPARATUS" and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This Apparatus with its Iron-slide splints &c is very much needed by the Surgical
Profession in cases of simple and compound Fractures of the Leg from which a
Patient would derive great benefits in the way of comfort for rest &c, by its use;
it has the advantage that when an Extension of the Leg is needed the Patient is
not in the least disturbed as the Extension can be done simply by turning a Screw-
handle doing away with present custom of having to undo the bandages and splints
and the Patient in having to undergo as it were a second, third or fourth operation:
The wounds of the Leg can also be attended to by scringing them at the same
time not disturbing the position of the Leg in the least; in fact when the Extension
is made by the use of this Apparatus the Patient simply feels a slight twitch at
the instant the screw is turned. The Apparatus is mado of wrot' iron, metal
and brass.
The two Iron Stand Arms a a (see Plans No. 1 and 2 deposited with Provisional
Specification) hold up the Apparatus over the Bed which are fastened to two side
Planks which rest flatly on the bed leaving an open space for the lower extremities
of the Patient inside it, where also the disinfectant basin is put upon the bed to
receive any discharges from wounds of Leg. A Horizontal Hold-up Beam is
fastened at G G see Drawings to the Two Iron-Stand Arms a a referred to before
to which the whole Apparatus is hung the extension-arms see Plans resting upon
the Hold-up Beam at bb there is fastened to the centre of the Hold-up Beam a
figured scaled pin fixed vertically thereto enabling a Surgeon to read the scale as to
the Extension the said scale-pin is. fitted to run up a tube that is fastened to the
Moveable Plate F. F. The vertical Screw fastened to the upper side of the
Moveable Plate F. F. and through arm or plate E. E and continued through Lock-
box to screw-handle D. D is used by screwing or unscrewing to produce an
extension or otherwise that is to say to increase the length or reduce the length
or distance between the Grip-Tongs and Leg-holders A. A the action of the screw
causing the extension-arms to slide from or to each other resting upon the Hold-up
Beam G. G. A Lock is provided above Arm or plate E. E with a Key that the
Surgeon in attendance may lock the screw to prevent any one whatsoever to
interfere with the working of the Apparatus. A moveable bandage-rod is provided
running through holes in extension-arms at a c The Grip-Tongs and Leg-
holders A. A are fastened to the respective extension-arms with headed pins and
screws so that the Grip-tongs arms may be opened and closed and fastened around
the Patient's Leg and Slide-splints below the Knee and above the Ankle and
tightened or slackened by means of Thumb-screws at d d as required. Grip-Tongs
of different sizes are necessary for a child or an adult. The Iron slide inner and
outer Splints see Drawings are made to extend or reduce following the movements

page_text: of the extension-arms by the action of the screw-handle and are provided with
small thumb-screws following the slides for securely fastening the same when
required Leather-Straps may be used to fill up the vacancies as found necessary
suitable to the positions of wounds.
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.) A Bed Cradle Stand having two wrot iron Uprights thus ☐ screwed
and bolted and rigidly secured to two wood borizontal Bottom-planks which is to
hold up the remaining portions of this Apparatus over and above the Leg of the
Patient and the Patient's Leg, &c. &c.
(2.) A Hold-up curved Beam is provided the ends of which are fastened to the
wrot' iron Uprights referred to which is utilized to support the two extension arms
the holes in the said Two Extension-arms are made large enough to give a ply or a
slight swing to the Patient's leg as well as a sufficient vacancy to allow the
extension-arms to slide horizontally along the Hold-up Beam.
(3.) The two extension arms referred to rest entirely upon the Hold-up Beam
and extend up to the Lock and screw-crossplate at the extremities of which they
are jointed together.
(4.) The Vertical screw from the screw-handle downwards through the Lock-box
and Cross-plate to the moveable-plate to which it is securely fastened and continued
further downwards as a tube for the scale-pin that is vertically fastened to the Hold-
up Beam.
(5.)-The-moveable-plate to-have-two-holes-at its-extremities-that-it may move or
slide upwards or downwards with the action of the screw-handle thus causing an
extension when required:
(6.) There are two holes in the extension arms below Hold-up Beam through
which a moveable bandage rod is placed to assist to hold up the leg and iron-slide
splints &c together.
(7.) The Grip Tongs and Leg-holders attached to the extension-arms hold up the
Leg and the Iron Slide-Splints at the Knee and Ankle which can be opened or
closed at will and can be closed and tightened by means of a thumb-screw
underneath same.
(8.) The Iron Slide-Splints are made as suitable to be used with the Apparatus
or otherwise without the Apparatus to slide when an extension of the Leg is required
which are provided with slide-screws and plates to fasten to the lengths suitable
The Splints are reversible and may therefore be used for either right or left Leg.
Dated this 27th day of November 1004,
J. J. EVANS, A.M.I.C.E.,
Agent,
Macsyffrwd Treorchy,
ог. Pontypridd, Glam.