A catalogue of surgical instruments, apparatus, appliances, etc. / manufactured and sold by John Weiss & Son.

  • John Weiss & Son (London, England)
Date:
1863
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A catalogue of surgical instruments, apparatus, appliances, etc. / manufactured and sold by John Weiss & Son. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    PLATE XXVI. URETHRA INSTRUMENTS. Figure 1 Syme's Staff for dividing Stricture of the Urethra. 2 Fergusson's Staff for do. 3 Do. Knife for do. 4 Thompson's Urethrotome. This instrument consists of a curved tube, furnished with a blade, which lies concealed in the projecting bulb. 5 Lyon's Urethra Dilator. The engraving shows the instrument open. When closed it is cylindrical. The screw at the end of the instrument opens and closes it. 6 Holt's Dilator and Tube. 7 Thompson's Stricture Catheter, with Solid Probe Point. This instrument is made both in silver and steel. 8 L'allemande's Instrument for applying Nitrate of Silver to the Urethra. 9 Coulson's Instrument for applying Nitrate of Silver to the neck of the Bladder. 10 Brodie's Bougie. 11 Thompson's Canula for applying a Solution of Nitrate of Silver to the Urethra.