[Collection of engraved plates of the anatomy of the human body published by J. Johnson].

Date:
1806-1808
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: [Collection of engraved plates of the anatomy of the human body published by J. Johnson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.—CUTTING GORGETS, &c. ]. Canula for males. 2. Canula for females. 3. Mr. Hunter’s instrument for introducing caus- tic into the urethra. 4. and 5. The cutting gorgets on the old and new construction. In the former, it appears that the flat side is opposed to the part to be di- vided rather than its edge, and the wound is very often a lacerated one.