Trephination set, cased, by Moreau

Trephination set, cased, by Moreau

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Trephination set, cased, by Moreau

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A616201
Materials:
case, wood, case, brass and case, fishskin, covered
Measurements:
case: length 350 mm
case: width 190 mm
case: height 58 mm
type:
trephination sets

Parts

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Lenticular with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 155 mm
diameter 16 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616201 Pt1
type:
lenticulars
Rugine with a steel blade with four cutting edges and a wooden handle

Rugine with a steel blade with four cutting edges and a wooden handle

Rugine with a steel blade with four cutting edges and a wooden handle

Measurements:
length 159 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616201 Pt2
type:
rugines
Meningophylaxes with wooden handle

Meningophylaxes with wooden handle

Meningophylaxes with wooden handle

Measurements:
length 156 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616201 Pt3
type:
meningophylaxes
Rugine with a pentagonal steel blade and a wooden handle

Rugine with a pentagonal steel blade and a wooden handle

Rugine with a pentagonal steel blade and a wooden handle

Measurements:
length 158 mm
width 29 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616201 Pt4
type:
rugines
Two double-ended skull elevators

Two double-ended skull elevators

Two double-ended skull elevators

Measurements:
length 150 mm
width 20 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A616201 Pt5
type:
skull elevators
Skull elevator with wooden handle and two bipod stands

Skull elevator with wooden handle and two bipod stands

Skull elevator with wooden handle and two bipod stands

Measurements:
length 232 mm
width 82 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616201 Pt6
type:
skull elevators
Brace and bit cranial trephine with five bits

Brace and bit cranial trephine with five bits

Brace and bit cranial trephine with five bits

Measurements:
length 278 mm
width 90 mm
Materials:
steel and wood
Object Number:
A616201 Pt7
type:
cranial trephines