USRE1711E - Improvement in electro-magnetic bathing apparatus - Google Patents

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USRE1711E
USRE1711E US RE1711 E USRE1711 E US RE1711E
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  • gags 6 as UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.
  • Fig. 2 is a plan or top Figs. 2' and '14 and 15 represent transverse sections. Figs. 3, 4', 5, 5, &c., representthe different the electrodes may beplaced in. a
  • my invention consists in the employmentofadjustablemetallicplates,which are charged with positive or negative electricity, or may be left uncharged,' ⁇ at the will of the operator, by means ,of apparatus hereinafter described, whereby I am enabled at will to. concentrate and apply electricity readily and efi'ectively to any given part of the body,
  • the superiority of my invention consists in my'ability, by means of it, to concentrate at will and apply electricity readily and efl'ect I ively to any. given part of'the body, or to subject the whole body'to its influence at one and the same .moment, as above stated; and also in the fact that while applying electricity in the manner indicated less time and labor are required of the operator, and at the same time the-body of the patient is left untrammeled .and unconfined in its movements while in the bath, yet open to'the simultaneous application of heated air, vapor, or water, medicated or nonmedicated, as'may be deemed desirable.
  • This tub A maybe suspended from rods a a, which connect with rock-shafts b, the. ends of which are insulated by surrounding them with glass or any other IIOIBGOIldllGiJOI' of electricity. Said rock-shafts have their hearings "on the upper notched surface of longitudinal timbers B, or
  • the entire tub may be raised or lowered, or one end maybe raised and the other lowered, as theconvenience of the patient may require. If the tub is suspended from the rock-shafts b a swinging motion can be imparted to'the same without impairing its .insulation, and its osciltions are kept within certain limits by an elastic strap attached to its bottom; and if it is desired to have the tub stationary it may be fastened by a hook or lowered on the (posts 0, which are made'of'glass or some other non conductor in order to preserve the-insulation of ,the tub.
  • Rails a are attached to the top of the sides of the tub, extending and projecting over inside and outside-inside to prevent the water splashing over on the operator or on the floor, on the outside to form a hand-rail, useful to the patients hands to help themselves in or out of .the tub, or sit upon the same to be driedofl' by themselves or by. an attendant.
  • This top very heavy annoying shock, often larniu g both arms and causing them to be very weak 'for' two or three weeks Now, with the use of this.
  • top rail at the end'of a days bathing of eighteen, patients the floor is as dry in the evening as it was in the morning.
  • the tub is provided with ametallic headplate or electrode, 0, and with afoot-plate or electrode, D, and a jacket, E,-may or may not be placed in the interior of the tub, as clearly shown by Fig. 1 on the drawings.
  • the sides- ;Qfnthis jacket are perforated with a number of ,fsf all holes, d, to admit steam, air, or water, and those holes which pa sthrough the woodensides of the jacket ma e protected bymetallic eyes '0, to preve holes becoming ragged and enlarged by the manipulation necessary to-cleanse the tub.
  • the foot-platef of the jacket E is also constructed of metalorsome other. good conductor of ele tricity, and it may be perforated with a numb r of small holes, the'same as the head, platev 0 of the tub, and both the foot-platesof the jacket and of the tub rmav be inclined or perpendicular from the bottom up, so as to conform to the position of the feet of the patient while influenced by electricity.
  • the metallic head-plate G of the tub is placed in an inclined position, as clearly shown by Fig. 1 on the drawings, and it terminates a little above the bottom of the tub, and it is elevated above the head of the tub, so as to leave a space, g, between it and the head of the tub.
  • This space communicates with the space between the jacket and the tub, so thatthe steam, air, orwater surrounding the jacket finds its way under the head -plate 0, and through the holes in the same to the head of the patient, I
  • a slide, h which passes down behind the head-plate, serves to out 01f com munieatiou between the space around the jacket and the space behind the head-plate C, so that the head of the patient can be exposed to the direct action of the steam or air, or protected from the same, as may be deemed necessary.
  • any part or parts of the bodylying between the electrodes or head and footplates 0 and D they may be treated locally by properly arranging and electrically charging the adjustable metallic plates or electrodes M, so that a current of electricity can be passed laterally or across the body, as through from lungto lung or side to side, or perpendicularly through the body, as from, abdomen to spine; also diagonally, as from the right shoulder to the left knee, as indicated insome forins of rheumatism and neuralgia; obliquely, as from the liver to and through the spleen, or from the back brain to and through the genital organs.
  • the rails j j may each be charged with electricity by means of suitable connections and bindin g-posts, and the plates 1'. i may be charged from thence secondarily, which in some cases would be preferable, and thus'the various currents may be distributed to and through the body by and through the medium of these adjustable metallic plates or electrodes 6 i.
  • Another mode of using the plates i o" is to dispense with the straps, buckles, and clamps shown in Figs.1,'2, 3,4 8rc.,and instead give each end of each plate or electrode '5 i a kink or bend, so that each plate can be, clamped or hooked directly onto the metallic guides or railsjj, and the connection thus formed will convey the electric current on down into the bath and through the steam or water to the patient. (See Fig. 15'.)
  • the guides or rails j j are necessary or useful to hold or sustain in position the plates or electrodes 41 5.
  • These guides or rails may be of any form convenient for holding the electrodes i i.
  • One mode is to make these rails or guides tramways of metal, and in lieu of the clamps which hold the ends of the electrodes 6 i to the guides friction-rollers may be used, and the plates or electrodes '11 i may be fastened directly to these friction-rollers.
  • This vessel terminates in a tube, 70, which is provided with a stop-cock, l, to the end of which a rose, m, of any desired form and construction may be attached.
  • the object of this vessel is to treat in particular the eyes, ears, or other portions of the head of the patient with magnetized water, hot, cold, or tepid.
  • the standard G is so arranged that the vessel H can be turned over the head of the patient, or may be turned back out of the way when not needed.
  • a fan, I attached to the rods a and operated by means of a cord, a, passing through a loop that is secured to the wall, serves to cool the head of the patient in case such cooling is found necessary, as in fever, or in hotelimates.
  • the tub A When air or vapor is used in this apparatus the tub A is provided with a cover, J, made in several sections, and that section nearest the head of the tub is provided with an aperture to admit the head of the patient.
  • the positive pole of the battery connects by means of a wire, 10, with one end of the outer wire of an electro-magnet, M, of any desired form and construction, and the other end of this wire connects through a wire, 11, with one arm of the switch N.
  • the negative pole of the battery connects by a wire, 12, with one end of the inner wire of the electro-magnet, and the other end of this wire connects by the wire 13 with the other arm, a, of the switch N.
  • This cord passes through two loops, 10", on the top or end of a standard, which rises from the switch, and a spring, 1), serves to keep the cord taut. If an oscillating motion is now imparted to the tub the friction of the cord in the loop pcauses the switch to partake of the motion of the tub, and the arms a n are alternately brought in contact with the plates 0 0'.
  • the plate 0 connects through a wire, 14, witha metal strip, q,
  • the slat 0 forms the bearings for the brakes r, 7",11", r r v and T, which, serve to pass the current through the whole or through certain parts of the body of the patient.
  • the brakes 1" connect through the wire 16 with the foot-plate D of the tub A.
  • the brake r connects through the wire 17 with the foot-plate f of the jacket E.
  • the brake 4' connects through the wire 18 with the adjustable plate or electrode t, which serves to treat the legs or any desired part of the body of the patient.
  • the brake r connects through the wire 19 with a metal ball, .9, inclosed in a sponge, s, or with a catheter, s", or with other similar devices for rubbing or treating certain parts of the human body.
  • the brake 'r connects through the wire 20 with the adjustable plate or electrode 7;.
  • the brake r connects through the wire 21 with the head-plate O of the tub, and the brake 1' connects through the wire 22 with the funnel-shaped vessel H. 7
  • the brake r is turned upon the strip q and the brake r is turned down on the strip q, as shown in Fig. 1 on the drawings, and the switch N is turned so as to bring the arms at and n in contact with the Thecurrent will now pass through the wires 10 11 14, and through the strip qand wire21 to the plate 0, thence through the liquid contained in the tub andthrough the bodyof the patient to the foot-plate f, and through the wire 17, strip q, through wires 15, 13, and 12 back to the negative poleof the battery. If an oscillating motion is now imparted to the tub the switch N is changed, and the arm a comes in contact with the plate 0, and
  • the switch N When the tubAis stationaryand resting on the in snlatin g bottles cor non-conducting legs, then the switch N may be disconnected from the cord 11 and be removed by hand at the will of the operator. can be made as well when stationary as when oscillating; besides, when the tub is oscillating the switch N can be moved as well as the brakes 031", r r, &c., can be moved by hand at the will of the operator, without interference from the motion of the tub.
  • the funnel-shaped vessel H is broughtinto the current by turning the brake W upon the strip q and turning off the brake r.
  • the contents of said vessel will now be directed on the afllicted parts of the head by turning the fancet l, and the current passes through said contents and the body of the patient to the foot- Thns all desirable changes plate f, and through the wire 17, strip q, and
  • the brake r is turned on, so as to bring the wire 19 into the current.
  • the electrical current can be directed through the whole length of the body of the patient, or through any part of the body, as the will of the operator may direct, or as the disease, whether general or local, may require.
  • adjustable metallic plates or electrodes t 'i' in combination with stationary metallic plates or electrodes 0 and D connected with an electro-magnet, in combination with a non-conducting bath-tub, for the purpose specified.

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