Trephination set, canal

Trephination set, canal

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Trephination set, canal

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616087
Materials:
case, leather, corroded, case, suade, lined and case, wood
Measurements:
case: length 266 mm
case: width 192 mm
case: height 59 mm
type:
trephination sets
credit:
Charavay

Parts

Meningophylax with wooden handle

Meningophylax with wooden handle

Meningophylax with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 171 mm
diameter 15 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616087 Pt1
type:
meningophylaxes
Cranial trephine, brace and bit type with five bits held in plane by unusual spring clip

Cranial trephine

Cranial trephine, brace and bit type with five bits held in plane by unusual spring clip

Measurements:
length 284 mm
width 75 mm
Materials:
steel , wood and ivory
Object Number:
A616087 Pt2
type:
cranial trephines
Conical screw for removing bone fragments

Conical screw for removing bone fragments

Conical screw for removing bone fragments

Measurements:
length 79 mm
width 29 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A616087 Pt3
type:
screws
Treple screw, marked

Treple screw

Treple screw, marked

Measurements:
length 130 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A616087 Pt4
type:
screws

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