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  • A pair of forceps with a scissor action that were used to crush human tissue in the removal of the uvula (tissue at the back of the throat) and haemorrhoids. The fine interlocking teeth and powerful grip of the forceps enabled tissue to be crushed and therefore reduced the chance of a haemorrhage. The forceps were discovered at Caerwent.
Roman Uvula Forceps
  • From left to right: eyelid retractor, needle holder, amputation knife, skull saw.
Box of surgical instruments, Dinorwig Quarry Hospital
  • Trocars were used in hospitals, such as the one in Dinorwig Quarry, to drain fluid from the body.
Trocars, early 20th century
  • Trocars were used in hospitals, such as the one in Dinorwig Quarry, to drain fluid from the body.
Trocars, early 20th century
Stomach pump, early 20th century
  • Lithotomy probes were used in hospitals, such as that in Dinorwig Quarry, to detect stones in the bladder.
Lithotomy probes, early 20th century