Listers Urethral Dilators

Object numberED.CS.2017.141.4
TitleListers Urethral Dilators
DescriptionSet of 12 Lister Urethral Dilators in a range of sizes 1/4 to 12/15. Used to dilate aa urethral stricture up progressively. A blind procedure with only indirect feel and knowledge of anatomy to help the operator keep in the urethera and not make a false passage.
Instruments are stored in a green surgical cloth alongside ED.CS.2017.5
Production periodTwentieth century
Object nameDilator
Object categoryInstruments