Old Abortion Instruments

Here you will find the list of the old abortion instruments which were used for performing surgical abortion. Read about the purpose of each instrument.
Old Abortion Instruments

tire-teteVan Huevel's Destructive Forceps with Chainsaw
These forceps were used for dividing the crown of the baby from crown to base.

The Lollini
This is a perforator which was used to perform a craniotomy on the baby as the beginning process in collapsing the skull, which would allow subsequent extraction.

Tire-tete
Tire-tete is an abortion instrument the purpose of which was to grasp the baby's head with the prickly edges. When the head was grasped, a long thin probe was inserted deep into the skull. The instrument held the baby's head, so once it was cut off, it would not float around in the uterus.

Cranioclast
Cranioclast was used to splinter the baby's skull in order to afford the extraction.

Embryotome
Embryotome is an abortion tool which was intended for cutting off the baby's parts of body such as head, legs and arms.

Smellie's Double Crochet
This abortion instrument was designed to grab and tear the baby out.

Jacquemier's Decapitator
Jacquemier's Decapitator was intended for decapitating the child.

Levret's Head Extractor
The only function of this instrument was to take out the child's decapitated head.

Decapitator
Decapitator was used to stab into the baby. The handles would be squeezed, which would then open the blades.

Mauriceau's Head Extractor
The name of this instrument speaks for itself. With the help of it the head of the baby was extracted.

Jacob Fried's Steel Dagger
Jacob Fried's Steel Dagger is an instrument which has a long knife blade that is forced deep into the baby's head. It has a blade adjustment and a shield to protect the uterus.

TracHellorHecktor Destructive Hook
The folded hooks are positioned around the back of the neck and the handles turn apart 180 degrees causing the cervical spine to fracture.

Luer Cranial Perforator
This abortion instrument was intended for drilling a hole in the baby's head to collapse the skull for extraction.

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