Pocket surgical instrument set

Made:
1801-1900 in Paris
maker:
Capron
Pocket surgical instrument set

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Pocket surgical instrument set, in leather wallet, incomplete, by Capron, rue de l'Ecole de Medecine 10, Paris, France, 1801-1900. The instruments in the set include two female plated metal catheters with double fenestration at the top and double ring hold, a stylet and silver cannula, and a plated metal flared cannula with a screw attachment at the narrow end.

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A646717
Materials:
case, leather, case, metal and stylet, steel
Measurements:
case folded: length 165 mm
case folded: width 92 mm
case folded: thickness 22 mm
type:
surgical instrument sets

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