Collection

Lithotomy set

Made:: 1820-1860 in Paris

maker:: Charrière

Lithotomy set, complete, in mahogany case

Lithotomy set, complete, in mahogany case

Lithotomy set, complete, in mahogany case

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
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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

Materials:: steel and ebony

Object Number:: A610570 Pt1

type:: lithotomy gorgets

Lithotomy knives

Lithotomy knives

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A610570 Pt2

type:: lithotomy knives

Steel bistoury with ivory handle

Steel bistoury with ivory handle

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A610570 Pt3

type:: bistouries

Concealed bistoury

Concealed bistoury

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt4

type:: bistouries

Trocar

Trocar

Materials:: silver, ? material

Object Number:: A610570 Pt5

type:: trocars

Concealed bistoury

Concealed bistoury

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A610570 Pt6

type:: bistouries

Lithotomy gorgets

Lithotomy gorgets

Materials:: steel and ebony

Object Number:: A610570 Pt7

type:: lithotomy gorgets

Concealed bistoury

Concealed bistoury

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A610570 Pt8

type:: bistouries

Dupuytren's lithotome

Dupuytren's lithotome

Materials:: steel and ivory

Object Number:: A610570 Pt9

type:: lithotomes

Lithotomy gorget

Lithotomy gorget

Materials:: steel and ebony

Object Number:: A610570 Pt10

type:: lithotomy gorgets

Curette and probe

Curette and probe

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt11

type:: lithotomy curettes

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt12

type:: lithotomy forceps

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt13

type:: lithotomy forceps

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt14

type:: lithotomy forceps

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt15

type:: lithotomy forceps

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt16

type:: lithotomy forceps

Catheter with stylet

Catheter with stylet

Materials:: silver, ? material

Object Number:: A610570 Pt17

type:: catheters

Catheter with stylet

Catheter with stylet

Materials:: silver, ? material

Object Number:: A610570 Pt18

type:: catheters

Catheter with stylet

Catheter with stylet

Materials:: silver, ? material

Object Number:: A610570 Pt19

type:: catheters

Cannula, metal, for stopping haemorrhage

Cannula, metal, for stopping haemorrhage

Materials:: metal

Object Number:: A610570 Pt20

type:: cannulae

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Pair of lithotomy forceps

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt21

type:: lithotomy forceps

Lithotomy staffs

Lithotomy staffs

Materials:: steel and ebony

Object Number:: A610570 Pt22

type:: lithotomy staffs

Lithotomy staff

Lithotomy staff

Materials:: steel

Object Number:: A610570 Pt23

type:: lithotomy staffs

Mahogany case for lithotomy set

Mahogany case for lithotomy set

Materials:: case, mahogany , case, brass and case, leather

Object Number:: A610570 Pt24

type:: instrument cases