- On View
- Making a Way Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Manufactured by
- Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., American, founded 1838
- Used by
- Dr. Ben Carson, American, born 1951
- Date
- 1984-1995
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
- Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
- Description
- 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.
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- medical equipment
- Topic
- Medicine
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD
- Object number
- 2012.73.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




