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Lithotrity is a procedure where a stone in the bladder is crushed into pieces small enough to be passed out when the patient urinates. This procedure was first performed in the early 1800s. This eighteen-piece instrument set contains all the necessary equipment, including four lithotrities with keys to move the arms of the forceps, catheters and a scoop. The set was made by Charrière, a surgical instrument maker based in Paris, France.
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Object Number:
- A610580
- Materials:
- case, brass, case, canvas, case, felt and case, wood
- taxonomy:
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- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- surgical equipment
- surgical instrument
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
