Title
Ivory and silver pleximeter
Subject
Percussion--Equipment and supplies
Diagnosis--Equipment and supplies
Percussion--instrumentation
Diagnostic Equipment
Diagnostic
Description
Image 101-1607
Used to locate thoracic lesions by percussion Auenbrugger
Ebony with notches for measurement and ornately-decorated silver handles on either side for easy handling. Leopold Auenbrugger, who reinvented percussion as a diagnostic technique, employed a special instrument called a pleximeter although later most American physicians preferred to use their index fingers to percuss their patients. The pleximeter was held on the skin, and tapped with the hammer (percussor).
Creator
Auenbrugger, Leopold, 1722-1809
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1860-1880
Contributor
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine
Format
8x3.5 cm.
Type
Percussion
Image
Still image
Identifier
93.8.11
Alternative Title
Pleximeter
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Ivory and silver
Citation
Auenbrugger, Leopold, 1722-1809, “Ivory and silver pleximeter,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 26, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16852.