Radio Digest (Oct 1923-July 1924)

RADIO DIGEST — Illustrated May 10, 102J+ BLOODLESS SCALPEL USES RADIO ENERGY BURNS ITSELF THROUGH HUMAN TISSUES AMBASSADOR SPEAKS TO STATES Peculiar Needle-like Instrument Seen as New Possible Cure for Cancer CHICAGO. — Following more than a after first announcement was made tadio Digest, recent press dispatches of a new bloodless Kadio surgeon's I el — a possible cure for cancer — hav een perfected at the Alexian Brothers' ital here and of its use by Dr. L. E. Schmidt in operations. The knife, practically without change, used by Dr. Howard Pratt of the American Hospital here over one year The Radio application involved was explained at that time. How the new ■'knife" is a distinct improvement over tbe keen-edged scalpel and what wonders it is able to work with cancer cases is a romance in itself. Wo Pressure Exerted on Tissue The "Radio knife." which is not really a knife but looks more like a knitting needle, "burns" itself through the human tissues as quickly and without pressure, as though one were cutting through butter. It is the microscopic searing around edges of the incision which practically makes the operation bloodless. This searing is sought in certain operations for cancer, in the hope that it will seal in cancer cells which otherwise might run through the blood and lymph streams. Very Small toss of Blood Two major operations were performed here on men with cancer of the bladder, but the blood lost might have been caught in a few tablespoons. Beside the operating table stood a cabinet closely resembling the ordinary Radio transmitting set. In his hand the surgeon held the knife, set in a hard rubber handle, a cord leading from it to the cabinet. Another cord is attached to a sheet of tinfoil on which the patient lies. The heat developed through this knife has not yet been accurately measured, although it is great enough to fuse brass. Strangely enough, the knife remains comparatively cool to the touch. Xever tinker with • ictory se the set and expect SEE TAX AS BLOCK I IN PATH OF RADIO DEALERS BAND TO GUARD "INFANT INDUSTRY" Upon invitation of a young American Radio experimenter in Paris, American Ambassador Myron T. Herrick consented to try to bridge the Atlantic Speaking into the microphone, he made a few reassuring remarks about the serious condition of the French franc, after which Mr. Gouraud, the experimenter, spoke. The only drawback was that Gouraud forgot to ask anyone on this side to listen in. Photo shows Mr. Herrick speaking, with Mr. Gouraud in the background. Wide World Photo Fascination of Airwaves Plays Part in Her Cure NASHVILLE, MICH.— Radio is playing a large part apparently in the recovery of Mrs. Frank S. Ward, who lives on a farm near here. 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