19th Century Medical Tools

Health & Medicine in the 19th Century

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In 1895, at the end of the era, came Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays, and in due course the photo of Roentgen's wife's hand became a potent sign of medical advance through scientific instruments. …

20 Fascinating Medical Instruments of …

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This collapsible 19th century ear trumpet is one of the earliest hearing aid devices invented. ... peruse this collection of actual medical …

15 Medical Inventions And Discoveries of the 1800's That Have …

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Changes in Medicine During the 19th …

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The Civil War proved to be a catalyst in advancing 19th-century medicine. The four years were marked by hundreds of …

19th century amputation and surgical kits

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The artifact collection at the Rose Melnick Medical Museum includes one amputation set and one surgical kit, both …

Take a Peek Inside a 19th Century …

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A frontier doctor would have also needed tools for general surgical procedures of the time. 19th century general surgical kit. This would include items such as tourniquets, knives and …

Ten weird and terrifying medical …

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19th century Japanese self-administering enema syringe with a piston and reservoir Science Museum, London Then there are the surgical instruments, like the 16th century tools below.

20 Scary Old School Surgical Tools - Surgical Technology

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Scarificator (1910s-20s) Scarificators were used in bloodletting. The spring-loaded blades in this device would cut into the skin, and a special rounded glass cup could be applied …

16 Medical Procedures and Devices from …

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The terrifying technology behind these medical instruments of the late 19th and early 20th Century definitely looks dated. But no matter how scary these devices appear, they paved the way for science …

7 Scary Surgical Instruments | Britannica

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A trocar was and still is a commonly used surgical instrument. Simple in form, it consists of a handle and shaft with a perforating end, where, in trocars of traditional design, three sharp edges come to a …