Experiments conducted at the Jewish and General Hospitals in Cincinnati have resulted in the creation of a new machine for improving circulation in the arms and legs where thickening of the blood and obstruction of the blood vessels has set in, it was announced here today. The machine is now in active operation in the Jewish Hospital, Dr. Walter E. List, superintendent, declared.
The machine eliminates in many instances the necessity for amputation of limbs, being especially valuable in cases in which diabetic patients develop gangrene. The major feature, Dr. List says, is a transparent glass boot, encasing the limb to be treated, and sealed at the top by a rubber cuff. Alternate positive and negative pressures are produced rhythmically to stimulate and restore circulation of the blood.
Dr. List stated that the machine has proved “dramatically helpful” in restoring frozen legs and arms, and has been used successfully in cases of arteriosclerosis and acute obstruction of blood vessels caused by clots.
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