Improvements connected with Surgical Trusses or Pads.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 16th Dec, 1895-Accepted. 18th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Surgical Trusses or Pads.
I, JAMES THEODORE GRIFFIN, of 35 Greencroft Gardens, Hampstead, in the
County of London, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
which has been communicated to me from abroad by Douglass Reid, of New
Richmond, Wisconsin, U.S.A. to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements connected with surgical trusses or pads.
According to this invention, a rupture truss is composed of a band or half bands
(preferably steel wire) united at back by a cushion, with fastener appliances, the
front portions being curled and formed into a broad loop to which the ends of
wires have a bearing, said wires being otherwise coiled to the right and left
helically for the engagement of a pin which passes into and through the curls of
the band wire, if wire be used, the bight or the opposite ends of the helically
coiled wire form projecting loops on which plates can be adjusted and fixed, said
plates carrying the pads, the pressure of which against the part or parts affected
being determined by the helical coils arranged for that purpose.
The pads are easily renewable by removing the plates and fitting fresh ones in,
this allows also of pads of different shapes being fitted as desired.
It is proposed that the band should touch at back and front only the sides being.
free to prevent pressure on the hips of the wearer.
The apparatus is applicable for ordinary surgical ruptures as well as for umbilical
or navel rupture, and for either side of a person's abdomen.
H. GARDNER,
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Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said James Theodore Griffin.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said James Theodore Griffin.
I JAMES THEODORE GRIFFIN of 35 Greencroft Gardens, Hampstead, in the
County of London, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention
which has been communicated to me from abroad by Douglass Reid of New
Richmond, Wisconsin, U.S.A. and the manner in which the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to improvements connected with surgical trusses or pads.
According to this invention a rupture truss is composed of a band or half bands
(preferably steel wire) united at back by a cushion with fastener appliances, the
front portions being curled and formed into a broad loop or yoke to which the
ends of wires have a bearing said wires being otherwise coiled to the right and
left helically for the engagement of a pin which passes into and through the curls
of the band wire, if wire be used. The bight or the opposite ends of the helically
coiled wire form projecting loops on which plates can be adjusted and fixed, said
plates carrying the pads the pressure of which against the part or parts affected
being determined by the helical coils arranged for that purpose.

page_text: The pads are easily renewable by removing the plates and fitting fresh ones in,
this allows also of pads of different shapes being fitted as desired.
It is proposed that the band should touch at back and front only the sides being
free to prevent pressure on the hips of the wearer.
The apparatus is applicable for ordinary surgical ruptures as well as for
umbilical or navel rupture and for either side of a persons abdomen.
The annexed drawings illustrate the invention
Figure 1 plan.
Figure 2 back.
Figure
3 section on line a, a of Figure 1.
Figure 4 being a detached elevation of a coiled and looped pad carrying wire.
A is the band surrounding the body. B cushion at back to which the back
ends of band A are united and the article secured on a person by buckle and
strap C.
The front portion of the band A is helically coiled at D. D. at a distance apart,
the intermediate portion forming a yoke E for attachment of the resistance
ends F. F. of wires which are coiled right and left handed at G. G. and have
depending loops H. H. which carry the pressure pads K. K. these having
plates L. L. slidable on the loops H. H. for adjustment as to position and are
affixable by set screws N. N.
The pressure pads K. K. are put in connection with the band A and yoke E by
a pintle or pin P which is passed through the coils D. D. and coils G. G. and also
through distancing tubes M. M. which prevent the coils G. G. approaching each
other or of the loops H. H. becoming distorted or bent.
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. A surgical truss provided with spring pressure pads K. K. adjustable on the
loops H. H. of spring wires F. F. and affixable by set screws N and plates L. L.
embracing said loops H. H. whereby the pads K. K. have an inward and upward.
pressure against the person due to the nature of the wire coils G. G. as described.
2. A surgical truss consisting of a band A united at back by fastening strap C
and protected by a cushion B, the front of said band having a yoke E between
coiled portions D. D, for reception of a detachable pin P to which spring
pads K. K. are adjustably connected by coils of the springs G. G, which encircle
the pin P and project downwardly in form of loops H. H, with a yielding action to
give the necessary pressure on the part affected, the resistance ends F. F. being
bent round the yoke E as set forth.
Dated this 16th day of December 1895.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said J. T. Griffin.