Biegel Evacuator
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
The Biegel Evacuator is a medical device used for removing fragments of crushed stones from the urinary bladder. It consists of a wide-bore metal catheter with a large eye on its concave surface, connected to a rubber balloon and reservoir system.
Encyclopedia article (1928–1936)
BIEGEL EVACUATOR (Biegelow), for removing fragments of crushed stones from the urinary bladder, consists of a wide-bore metal catheter with a large eye on its concave surface. The outer end of the catheter is tightly fitted to a metal sleeve connected by a thick-walled rubber tube to a similarly thick-walled rubber balloon. The opposite pole of the balloon ends in a removable glass reservoir in the form of a test tube. Both the evacuator itself and the catheters for it subsequently underwent improvements. For example, it is more rational to use Guyon catheters, equipped with lateral openings and a mandrel with a toothed surface at the bladder end and a springy section allowing the mandrel to move freely in the curved catheter. With this device, it is possible to crush stone fragments that have entered the catheter and are obstructing it. The improved Guyon evacuator is equipped with faucets and a funnel, facilitating more complete filling with solution.
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“Biegel Evacuator.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/biegel-evacuator/