Lithotomy set

Made:: 1820-1860 in Paris

maker:: Charrière

Lithotomy set, complete, in mahogany case

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Lithotomy set, complete, in mahogany case
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Lithotomy set, complete, in mahogany case, by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860

Lithotomy was a procedure where a stone in the bladder or urethra was removed by means of surgery. This thirty-piece instrument set contained all the necessary instruments to carry out the operation, including four gorgets, specialised knives used in lithotomy, and six lithotomy staffs, which are grooved to guide the gorget towards the stone. The set was made by Charrière, a surgical instrument maker based in Paris, France.

Details

Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A610570

Materials:: mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy), leather, steel (metal), ebony (wood), ivory and complete

Measurements:: overall: 125 mm x 326 mm x 180 mm, 4.02kg

type:: lithotomy instrument set

credit:: Loan, Wellcome Trust

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Parts

Lithotomy gorget

Lithotomy gorget, steel and ebony, by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860

Materials:: steel and ebony

Object Number:: A610570 Pt1

type:: lithotomy gorgets

Lithotomy knives

Lithotomy knives, carved, steel and ivory, by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A610570 Pt2

type:: lithotomy knives

Steel bistoury with ivory handle

Bistoury, steel, ivory handle, by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A610570 Pt3

type:: bistouries

Concealed bistoury

Concealed bistoury, incomplete blade only, by Charriere of Paris, steel, 1820-1860

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt4

type:: bistouries

Trocar

Trocar(?), silver(?), by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860

Materials:: silver, ? material

Object Number:: A610570 Pt5

type:: trocars

Concealed bistoury

Concealed bistoury, steel and ivory, by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A610570 Pt6

type:: bistouries

Lithotomy gorgets

2 lithotomy gorgets, steel and ebony, by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860

Materials:: steel and ebony

Object Number:: A610570 Pt7

type:: lithotomy gorgets

Concealed bistoury

Concealed bistoury, steel and ivory, by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A610570 Pt8

type:: bistouries

Dupuytren's lithotome

Dupuytren's lithotome, steel and ivory, by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A610570 Pt9

type:: lithotomes

Lithotomy gorget

Lithotomy gorget, steel and ebony, by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860, hooked

Materials:: steel and ebony

Object Number:: A610570 Pt10

type:: lithotomy gorgets

Curette and probe

Curette and probe, steel, by Charriere of Paris, 1820-1860

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt11

type:: lithotomy curettes

Pair of lithotomy forceps