A general system of surgery in three parts - Containing the doctrine and management, I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on (14582757310)

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Title: A general system of surgery in three parts : Containing the doctrine and management, I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all parts of the body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all operations and disorders. The whole illustrated with thirty eight copper-plates, exhibiting all the operations, instruments, bandages, and improvements, according to the modern and most approved practice : to which is prefixed an introduction concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery : with such other preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the younger surgeons. Being a work of thirty years experience

Year: 1743 (1740s)

Authors: Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758 Mynde, J

Subjects: Surgery, Operative Surgical instruments and apparatus Bandages and bandaging Surgery General Surgery Bandages

Publisher: London : Printed for W. Innys at the West-End os St. Paul's ... (and four others)

Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

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Nofe.Fig. 10. Shews an Anchylops, and a Hernia or Dilfention of the lacrymal Sack.Fig.w. Is a very (lender Probe of Silver Wire, a little crooked, and armedwith a fmall Head or round Point, for opening and clearing the lacrymalDufts and nafal Canal, when they are obftrufted in Fijlulce, or a watery Eye,as propofed by Anelius.Fig. 12. Is another Probe of the fame kind, and for the fame Ufe, but ftronger, which I ufe in more obdurate Obftruftions of thefe Parts.Fig. 13. Is another kind of Probe, which I now ufe for the fame Intentions, but more conveniently as it is fliorter.Fig. 14. Is a fmall Silver Syringe, to injeft Liquors through the PtinSfa lacry-^malia, A the Tube which enters the lacrymal Pundlum and Duct, B theHandle of the Sucker, C, D, the hollow Cylinder.Fig. 15. Is another fmall Tube of a different Make, which may be adapted to the End of the Syringe by the Screw B.Fig. 16 and 17. Demonftrate the feveral Ways in which the lacrymal Sackmay be diftended or relaxed. Fig. 18.

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Se6l. II. Explanation of the ^iTT^^^TK Plate. 401 Fig. 18. Shews how an Abfcefs or Tubercle may be formed, fo as to deftroy the lacrymal Duft -, a that upon the upper Du6t, b one upon the lower Duft, hke that which I faw in the Duke of Savoy.Fig. 19. Reprefents a complete lacrymal Fiftula; a one with a pretty large ■ Opening, b one with a narrow Opening, the Line b c denotes the Courfe for Incifion in thefe Fijiulce.Fig. 20. Is a Steel Inftrument for comprefTing the lacrymal Sack, from Plat- NERus; A the Bolfter which is impofed on the lacrymal Sack, B the Hinge, C the Screw which prefles the Bolfter on the Sack, D the upper Part which goes over the Forehead, E a Hook which goes into the Holes of the Strop, to fecure the whole upon the Head.Fig. 21. Is an Iron Cautery, for perforating the Os lacrymak.Fig. 22. A Cannula adapted to the preceding Cautery, to be fixed upon the Bone before the Cautery is applied.Fig. 23. Reprefents an Inftrument made of Silver or Brafs, which in the Part

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