Three amputation knives
Three amputation knives, different sizes
Surgical instrument set, case, by Fannin, Irish
- Made:
- Dublin
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Surgical instrument set, case, by Fannin, Irish
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A64267
- Materials:
- case, wood, case, brass and case, velvet, lined
- Measurements:
-
case: length 428 mm
case: width 176 mm
case: height 74 mm
- type:
- surgical instrument sets
- credit:
- Taylor, Francis
Parts
Steel needle in bone handle
Steel needle in bone handle
Probe pointed curved bistoury
Probe pointed curved bistoury, by Thompson, 6 Henry Street, Dublin, Irish Republic.
Sharp pointed curved bistoury
Sharp pointed curved bistoury
Curved hernia bistoury
Curved hernia bistoury, by Lawley and Son, English
Suture needle with wooden handle
Suture needle with wooden handle
Metal director
Metal director
Amputation saw
Amputation saw
Excision saw
Excision saw, with folding back
Bone cutting forceps
Bone cutting forceps
- Measurements:
-
length 210 mm
width 40 mm
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A64267 Pt14
- type:
- bone cutting forceps
Cranial trephine
Cranial trephine
Tourniquet, iron and cloth
Tourniquet, iron and cloth
Metal case containing two glass tubes inside a larger glass tube
Metal case containing two glass tubes inside a larger glass tube
- Measurements:
-
case: length 110 mm
case: diameter 10 mm
- Materials:
- case, metal and tube, glass
- Object Number:
- A64267 Pt18
- type:
- tubes
Oesophageal probang
Oesophageal probang
Gum elastic cannula
Gum elastic cannula
- Measurements:
-
length 325 mm
- Materials:
- gum elastic and ivory
- Object Number:
- A64267 Pt20
- type:
- cannulae
