Improved Means for Treating Diseases of the Mucous Membrane of the Sexual Organs.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1895-Accepted, 14th-Dec:, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Treating Diseases of the Mucous Membrane
of the Sexual Organs.
I, FRANZ FICKERT, Physician,, of. Schwerin, in the Grand Duchy of
Mecklenburg, Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and 'by the following statement:-
The present invention has been designed for the purpose of obtaining more
successful results in the treatment of catarrh of the vagina and urethra and other
diseases of the mucous membrane, than has been possible heretofore by means of
the usually applied injections, and this result is obtained by submitting the affected
parts to the continuous healing influence of the appropriate medical remedy.
For this purpose the invention consists in the following apparatus which is shown
in the annexed drawings in which,
Fig. 1 is a vertical section, Fig. 2 a side view and Fig. 3 a front view of the
apparatus to be used for the treatment of diseases of the vagina.
Fig. 4 is a vertical section and Fig. 5 a side view of the apparatus to be used for
the treatment of diseases of the urethra.
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The apparatus shown in Figs. 1 to 3 consists of an elastic ring a in which is
fitted a spring b. Connected to this ring a by threads or by any other suitable
means there is fitted a tube-shaped part e which is to be filled with a medical
preparation, say for instance boracic acid or the like. The tube-shaped part
either pierced with holes as is shown in the accompanying drawing, or it is
manufactured of some porous material, for instance, gauze. For the treatment of
catarrh of the vagina, the above described apparatus, after having been previously
wetted with water, is pressed together by the sides and inserted into the vagina
where it will be expanded by action of the spring b and assume a firm position
without however inconveniencing the wearer in any way. The medical preparation
contained in the tube e will be gradually infused into the secretions of the affected
mucous membrane of the vagina and will thus be brought to boar continually on
the affected part, from which particular disposition much better results may be
expected than from the use of injections hitherto adopted. Moreover it may be
remarked that by the wearing of the above described apparatus during menstruation,
the latter will be rendered perfectly odourless, as the disinfecting preparation
infused through the tubo c will destroy overy trace of odour,
The form of construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is to be used for treatment of
the mucous membrane of the male urethra. It consists of a tubo d filled with a
medical preparation which will be inserted into the urethra as far as the bladder
and which is perforated or otherwise made so that it will equally exercise & con-
tinuous healing influence by constant diffusion of the medical preparation contained
within it. For the easier extraction of the tube the same is fitted with a small
string or the like. The parts c and may be made of perforated thin indiarubber
or of gauze or the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An improved means for treating affections of the mucous membrane of the

page_text: be inserted into the affected part and of such nature that the said preparation will
pass through its walls and be gradually infused into the secretions of the mucous
membrane.
2. An apparatus, according to Claim 1, for the treatment of affections of the
vagina consisting of an elastic ring a fitted with a spring b to which is attached a
porous tube-shaped part o.
3. An apparatus, according to Claim 1, for the treatment of affections of the
urethra consisting of a porous tube d filled with a medical preparation, to which is
attached a small string e or tho like.
Dated this 21st day of October 1895.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to the Applicant.