Armamentarium chirurgicum, 1656
Item
Title
Armamentarium chirurgicum, 1656
Date
1656
Description
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.
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.
Identifier
5.6.03.3
Rights
Courtesy of the H. Winnett Orr Collection, on loan from the American College of Surgeons