Dupuytren-type lithotome, Paris, France, 1825-1835

Made:
1825-1835 in Paris
maker:
Grangeret
Dupuytren type double-bladed lithotome with pearl indicator Dupuytren's double-bladed lithotome with pearl indicator plate

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Dupuytren type double-bladed lithotome with pearl indicator
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Dupuytren's double-bladed lithotome with pearl indicator plate
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Dupuytren type double-bladed lithotome with pearl indicator plate and ornate ivory handle in perfect condition, from the Hamonic collection by Grangeret, Paris, c.1830

This object was used to cut the bladder in order to remove stones (hard mass in the bladder) – a practice known as lithotomy. Baron Guillaume Dupuytren (1777-1835), a French surgeon and pathologist, invented this double bladed lithotome for the bi-lateral lithotomy procedure he developed in 1812. This procedure became widely used from the 1850s onwards.

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A121611
Materials:
case, wood, case, cloth, case, felt, lithotome, steel (plated) and lithotome, ivory
type:
lithotome
credit:
Hamonic Collection