Laxmi Surgicals

The instruments found in post mortem sets vary but most, even today, have a heavy hammer, a saw, scalpels, clips and dissecting scissors as found in this old set. This set is likely to have also contained a chisel, forceps, retractors, suture needles and a blowpipe (used to inflate arteries and veins).

The Burdizzo is the name brand of a company that makes a castration device which employs a large clamp designed to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles. Once the blood supply to the testicles is lost, testicular necrosis occurs, and the testicles shrink, soften, and eventually deteriorate completely.

The Burdizzo is the name brand of a company that makes a castration device which employs a large clamp designed to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles. Once the blood supply to the testicles is lost, testicular necrosis occurs, and the testicles shrink, soften, and eventually deteriorate completely.

There are three categories of veterinary surgical instruments: cutting surgical instruments, like scalpels and scissors; grasping surgical instruments, such as spay hooks, forceps, and clamps; and retracting surgical instruments, like retractors and needle holders.