Trephine or Trepan

Request a copy of this image

Item Description

Description	Trephine or Trepan was a surgical instrument used to open the cranium. It was essentially a device to drill a circular hole in the head. The example pictured here had perpendicular teeth, a center pin and a screw button in the shaft of the barrel to raise or lower the pin.
Date created	18th century
Subject	Trent Collection Trephining
Identifier	02265
Resource type	Image
Holding entity	David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Archival collection	History of Medicine Collection

In Collection:

• Historical Images In Medicine