Trephine

Item

Title:
Trephine
Description:
A trephine is a surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade. They may be specially designed for obtaining a cylindrical shaped core of bone that can be used for tests and bone studies, cutting holes in bones (i.e., the skull) or for cutting out a round piece of the cornea for eye surgery.
Date:
[1800]
Format:
9 x 12 x 1.6 cm
Materials:
ebony
steel
Subject:
surgical instruments
Type:
medical device
Tag:
medical instruments
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