Trilabe, 19th century

Trilabe, 19th century

urology

Steel

Urethra

Urinary bladder

Urinary bladder calculi

Steel trilabe with ivory crank handle. Tip of instrument is three pronged claw with spinning, ridged, swab-like metal tip on rod that moves with the crank handle. Trilabe is a urological instrument used like a drill to crush bladder stones.

Unknown

19th century

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Warren Anatomical Museum: 21425

object

1 trilabe

Medical Equipment

physical object

Warren Anatomical Museum Catalog Number: 21425

This urological instrument was found in the collections of the Warren Anatomical Museum.

Trilabe

7 W x 40 D x 3 H cm