Chain saw

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Title

Chain saw

Subject

Skull--Surgery---Equipment and supplies

Craniotomy--Equipment and supplies

Craniotomy--instrumentation

Skull--surgery--instrumentation

Surgical

Description

Prototype of the chain saw created by Drs. Jeffray and Aitken, Scotland, 18th c. Leonardo Gigli developed twisted wire version in 1894. Skippen et al. Scottish Medical Journal, May 2004.

Used to open the skull and in other types of surgery

Steel saw with ebony handles.

Creator

Aitken, John, d. 1790

Jeffray, James, 1759-1848

Publisher

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

Date

1860?

Contributor

Cravens, Annette

Rights

Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine

Format

35.6 cm.

Type

Medical instrument

Image

Still image

Identifier

93.4.5

Alternative Title

Surgical saw

Date Created

4/7/2006

Medium

Steel with ebony handles

Collection

Edgar R. McGuire Historical Medical Instrument Collection

Citation

Aitken, John, d. 1790 and Jeffray, James, 1759-1848, “Chain saw,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed February 28, 2021, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16819.