US292381A - Syringe - Google Patents

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,381, dated January 22, 18834.

Application filed September 13, 1883.. (ModeL) To all whom, it may concern:

Be it kn own that I, GEORGE ABNER SrILEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Gardner, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved Attachment for Syringes, of which the follow ing is a specification.

My invention relates to syringes which are used in cleansing the vagina and other channels of the human body; and the object of my invention is the provision of an attachment for such syringes by means of whi oh the said channels are distended and their folds are smoothed out so that all parts of the surface of such channels shall be subjected to an effective action of the fluid injected by the syringe.

A further object of my invention is to insure an unobstructed passage for the discharge of the injected fluid by a peculiar formation of my improved attachment.

To the above ends my invention consists in the provision of a skeleton frame, of hard rubber, metal, or other suitable material,,formed in two or more sections, and with peculiarlyconstructed extremities, as hereinafter set rangement for securing the frame to different sizes of syringe-nozzles.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved attachment, the syringe-nozzle being removed. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, the syringe-nozzle being in position. Fig. 3 is a side view of the attachment, the nozzle being shown in dotted lines and the frame being drawn partly in section. Figs. 4 and 5 are elevations of the front and rear ends of the frame, respectively.

In the said drawings, A designates the nozzle of the syringe, which may be of any preferred form, and also of any size, that shown being the form best adapted for use as a vaginal syringe.

B B designate a series of longitudinal bars forming the body of the skeleton frame, and which may be made of hard rubber, metal,

or other suitable material. There maybe four or more of these bars B, (in the illustration s r; are shown,) and arranged in two sets, (in

the present illustration composed of three bars in each 'set,) which are connected by cross pieces or stays G D E,-fastened at their respective ends to the middle bar. The bars of each are united at their forward ends by curved ,bars or bows F, converging inward, so as by the avoidance of any abrupt angle to facilitate the insertion of the frame into the channels to be treated. The bars of each set are connected.

bars 13, as shown at h, and bearing against the side of the nozzle opposite to that in contact with the stays D and E, so as to exert a counter-pressure against said stays'and keep the nozzle in position. WVhen the nozzle is not in position in the frame, the loop end of the spring H rests against the inside of the frame opposite to the points of attachment of the ends of said spring. By this arrangement it will be seen that the syringe-nozzle being inserted beneath the stay E, and pressed at its end between the curved end of the spring H and the inner face of the frame, it will of itself press aside the spring and enter easily into its place, it being only necessary to exert the required pressure and to guide the nozzle with one hand in order to fix the nozzle in proper position. It will be seen, further, that any size of nozzle can be inserted in the syringeframe. By reference to Fig. 5, it will be seen that theconstruction and arrangement of the parts forming the base of the frame are such as to form a free and open passage through which the liquid discharging from the channel passes without material obstruction; and, still further, by reference to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the conformation of the front end of the frame is such 'as to produce the very best and most thorough action of the injectedliquid when used in treatment of the vagina, and for this "reason: the peculiar shape of the front tremities of which are secured to two of the end of the distender or frame permits the neck of the womb to enter it, and at the same time keep the parts distended around it. The womb, being inside of the frame, receives the direct stream from the nozzle, which, being held back by the action of the spring H, nothing can come in contact with it to obstruct the stream from the syringe.

Having thus described myinvention, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. An attachment for syringes, consisting of a skeleton frame for distending the vagina, provided with a suitable seat for the nozzle of the syringe, and a spring for clamping it thereto.

2. An attachment for syringes, consisting of a skeleton frame formed in two or more longi- GEORGE ABNER STILES.

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\VARREX P. ALLEN, CHARLES A. ADAMS.

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