Case for trephination set
- PART OF:
- Trephination set in case
Case for trephination set, by Sirhenry, French, late 18th century to early 19th century
All the equipment needed for trephination – the process by which a hole is surgically made in the head – was contained in this case. This includes the trephines themselves, with their cylindrical blades, a large brace to hold the trephines during drilling, two rugines to remove connective tissue from bones, two lenticulars to depress brain material during surgery, and a brush to remove fine fragments of bone. Sirhenry was a surgical instrument maker based in Paris.
Details
- Category:
- Surgery
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A121486/9
- Measurements:
-
overall: 73 mm x 327 mm x 222 mm, 1.88 kg
overall (open): 240 mm x 327 mm x 300 mm,
- type:
- trephination set
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
