Skull elevators from trephination set
1771-1830
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All the equipment needed for trephination – the process by
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London
Trephination set, cased, by Sirhenry, French, late 18th century to early 19th century
All the equipment needed for trephination – the process by which a hole is surgically made in the head – is in this case. This includes the trephines themselves, with their cylindrical blades, a large brace to hold the trephines during drilling, two rugines to remove connective tissue from bones, two lenticulars to depress brain material during surgery, and a brush to remove fine fragments of bone. Sirhenry was a surgical instrument maker based in Paris.
Rugine, part of trephination set
1771-1830
Lenticular, part of trephination set
1771-1830
Rugine, part of trephination set
1771-1830
Skull saw, part of trephination set
1771-1830
Brush, part of trephination set
1771-1830
Tire fonds, part of trephination set
1771-1830
Cranial trephines
Case for trephination set
1771-1830
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A121486
- Measurements:
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overall: 73 mm x 327 mm x 222 mm, 1.88 kg
overall (open): 240 mm x 327 mm x 300 mm,
- type:
- trephination set
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
