Trephine used by Dr. Ben Carson
date: label: Date
content: 1984-1995
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., American, founded 1838
label: Used by
content: Dr. Ben Carson, American, born 1951
notes: label: Description
content: This trephine was used by Dr. Ben Carson. It is two (2) inches in diameter with a black metal base with a silver rim, and a silver metal shaft. The bottom edge of the base is serrated. A metal drill bit protrudes from the center bottom of the base and is adjusted with a tension screw on the side of the shaft. The text "CODMAN REPAIR 3Q91" is printed on the side of the shaft. A trephine is a surgical saw used to cut a hole in a patient’s skull.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Medicine
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.73.4
objectType: label: Type
content: medical equipment
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)