Lithotomy set

Made:
1820-1865 in Paris
maker:
Charrière

Lithotomy set, incomplete, in folding leather case, by Charriere, French, 1820 to 1965

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A610428
Materials:
case, leather and case, cord
Measurements:
case: length 450 mm
case: width 150 mm
approx., case: thickness 90 mm
type:
lithotomy sets

Parts

Tenotomy knife, folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Tenotomy knife, folding into tortoiseshell sheath

Tenotomy knife, folding into tortoiseshell sheath, by Carriere, French, 1820 to 1865

Measurements:
folded: length 100 mm
width 9 mm
Materials:
steel and sheath, tortoiseshell
Object Number:
A610428 Pt1
type:
tenotomy knives
Size 2 lithotrite with fenestrated blades

Size 2 lithotrite with fenestrated blades

Size 2 lithotrite with fenestrated blades, plated steel, by Charriere French, 1820 to 1965

Measurements:
length 395 mm
max: diameter 38 mm
Materials:
steel, plated
Object Number:
A610428 Pt2
type:
lithotrites
Civiale lithotrite

Civiale lithotrite

Civiale lithotrite with fenestrated blades, size 3, brass and plated steel, by Charriere, French, 1820 to 1865

Measurements:
length 390 mm
max: diameter 40 mm
Materials:
brass and steel, plated
Object Number:
A610428 Pt3
type:
lithotrites
Civiale lithotrite with fenestrated blades

Civiale lithotrite with fenestrated blades

Civiale lithotrite with fenestrated blades, size 1, brass and plated steel, by Charriere, French, 1820 to 1865

Measurements:
length 358 mm
max: diameter 38 mm
Materials:
brass and steel, plated
Object Number:
A610428 Pt4
type:
lithotrites
Bowdrill lithotrite with claws

Bowdrill lithotrite with claws

Bowdrill lithotrite with claws, plated steel and brass, likely French, 1801 to 1900

Measurements:
closed: length 478 mm
max: width 44 mm
bow: length 350 mm
Materials:
steel, plated , brass , bow, steel and bow, string
Object Number:
A610428 Pt5
type:
lithotrites
Male supra-pubic eextractor

Male supra-pubic eextractor

Male supra-pubic eextractor, Thompson's, plated steel by Weiss, London, 1850 to 1900

Measurements:
closed: length 283 mm
max: diameter 21 mm
Materials:
steel, plated
Object Number:
A610428 Pt6
type:
supra-pubic extractors
Catheter with bent point

Catheter with bent point

Catheter with bent point

Measurements:
length 274 mm
shaft approx: diameter 6 mm
Materials:
silver, plated ?
Object Number:
A610428 Pt7
type:
catheters
Catheter, silver

Catheter, silver

Catheter, silver

Measurements:
length 270 mm
shaft: diameter 4 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A610428 Pt8
type:
catheters
End section of catheter

End section of catheter

End section of catheter, silver

Measurements:
length 144 mm
diameter 6 mm
Materials:
silver
Object Number:
A610428 Pt9
type:
catheters
Meatus bistoury with concealed blade

Meatus bistoury with concealed blade

Meatus bistoury with concealed blade, steel, by Charriere, French, 1820 to 1865

Measurements:
length 117 mm
width 18 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A610428 Pt10
type:
meatus bistouries

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