John Lizars, MD
(c.1787–1860)
This plate displays the dissection of the hand. Someone in the past has handwritten descriptors for specific items in the image.
Surgical equipment
Johannes Scultetus
(1595–1645)
To assist craftsmen in creating the instruments in his book, Scultetus included detailed illustrations that are 2/3 the scale of the actual instrument.
Surgical equipment
Johannes Scultetus
(1595–1645)
Orthopedic appliances.
Figure I: Instrument used on crooked knees.
Figure IV: Appliance fitted to arm like a sleeve. The mechanism at the top, screws down to press onto the artery to prevent hemorrhaging.
Figure V: Appliance used when arm can’t bend. A screw bends the arm at degrees.
Surgical equipment
Johannes Scultetus
(1595–1645)
The illustrations show various instruments used in trepanation (the cutting of holes in the skull) and in the removal or elevation of skull fractures.
Surgical equipment
Johannes Scultetus
(1595–1645)
Figures I-II: Removal of a gangrenous uvula.
Figures III-V: Illustration of a tracheotomy.
Figure VI: Treatment of a tumor below the ear.
Figure VII: Surgeon using a red-hot iron to cauterize the back of the head of a patient with apoplexy and sleeping diseases. It was believed that these conditions cause suffering from, “cold, wet tempers of the brain.”
Figures VIII-X: Inserting a seton to allow for the drainage of humours.
Surgical equipment
Johannes Scultetus
(1595–1645)
The illustrations show the steps for performing a mastectomy. Figure VI depicts the Scultetus binder, an abdominal support to hold dressings after a surgery.