| Reference Number | CSFH/9/37 |
| Title | Doyen's Rib Raspatory |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Description | This is a rib raspatory. It consists of a solid bulb-shaped metal handle, extending to a curved left spiraled hook shaped tip. It is a specialised cardio-thoracic instrument that surgeons commonly use to scrape bone and other hard tissues from the ribs, in order to smooth the edges of the selected bone and broaden the surgical approach. No manufacturer's mark present. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 180mm x 20mm x 20mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Rib Raspatory |
| Term | Thoracic Surgery |
| Dissection |
| Orthopaedics -- Instrumentation |
| Thoracic Surgical Procedures |