Surgery

Probe, surgical (1)

Probe, around 1900

In order to locate bullets in the depth of the shooting channel, a probe was used - the French probe according to Auguste NELATON (1807-1873), whose tip was covered with porcelain, has proved its worth (esp. In the American Civil War).

Nota: Unfortunately, the probe presented here does not have a porcelain head. Similar instruments also served as a cautery, although it may be assumed that the surgeon was at risk of burning the paw due to the short stalk of the probe ...