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This instrument is made of ebony and steel and belonged to Sir Morell MacKenzie (1837-1892). MacKenzie was a pioneering specialist in diseases of the throat. He gained a reputation across Europe as an expert in his field, and in 1887 was summoned to treat the crown prince of Germany (later the emperor Frederick III), although MacKenzie was ultimately unable to save him. An ecraseur is a snare-like instrument used to sever the base of a tumour.
Osteotomneu
While technically a type of chain saw, this medical instrument, invented by Bernard Heine around 1830, wasn’t used to cut down trees. The osteotome was initially used in trepanning. The sharp spike was driven into the patient’s skull to hold the instrument in place, then the doctor cranked the handle to turn the saw-toothed blade. The osteotome was considered superior to a reciprocating saw or hammer and chisel when it came to getting through human bone without splintering or damaging nearby tissue. Later variations made the tool useful in arm and leg amputations and dental surgeries.
Any infection, no matter how small, had life-threatening potential in a time before antibiotics. To treat tonsillitis and its related complication, peritonsillar abscess, commonly known as quinsy, the tonsil guillotine was developed. The instrument permitted a doctor to reach into a patient’s throat, pierce the tonsil with a fork as if spearing a cocktail wiener at a Super Bowl party, and sever the tissue with the guillotine’s blade. By the late 19th century, a mild anesthetic in the form of a cocaine solution was injected before the guillotine’s use. The instrument was a boon to doctors, who had previously risked being bitten while sticking their fingers into a patient’s mouth.With dental hygiene primitive at best, the causes of cavities and gum diseases unknown, and teeth-damaging impurities in bread and other staple foods, most people were forced to seek a doctor—or sometimes the local barber—to relieve their suffering at some point. Before the tooth key or dental key’s invention in the early 18th century, extracting teeth was done by brute force. If the tooth broke during the operation, the doctor had to chip out bits from the gum using a bone chisel. The dental key allowed the doctor to clamp the patient’s tooth with the claw at the end of the instrument. By rocking or rotating the key, the tooth was levered out of the gum, roots and all—without anesthetic. It’s no wonder people held off treatment as long as possible.
Lacking modern comforts like Preparation H and squeezable soft toilet tissue, patients with bothersome hemorrhoids usually learned to live with them unless a serious problem arose. If it did, ligation or amputation was the preferred treatment. Once he had the patient bent over a table, the doctor reached for the hemorrhoid forceps. This instrument worked by tightly grasping and crushing an external hemorrhoid to restrict the blood supply. The damaged tissue would eventually die and wither off. Internal hemorrhoids were first coaxed out using hooks (enticing, right?) and cauterized or snipped off with scissors.