This "compressorium" was invented by Dr. Waldapfel of the Hajek Clinic, Vienna. Its aim is to produce adequate, constant pressure over either one or both tonsillar areas in toto, or on any direct bleeding spot in a tonsillar fossa, depending on the conditions present. It has the special attributes of being retained without any discomfort even by a child, and of exerting sufficient styptic pressure over a local bleeding point or the whole tonsillar fossa on both sides at the same time; and yet it is not so rigid as to be uncomfortable when the patient attempts to swallow. It has a joint in it which permits it to move with the act of deglutition without disturbing its position or diminishing its constant pressure
Fig. 1.—Instrument described in text.
in the proper direction. This movement without partial loss of function prevents decubitus, which sometimes occurs with the more rigid types