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Heurteloup's Lithotrite

Herteloup lithotrite

This is a Heurteloup Percussion Lithotrite

The lithotrite is passed into the bladder and the stone is grasped. The end of the lithotrite is then struck with a hammer, shattering the stone.

Herteloupe Percussion Lithotrite blades(Leicester Collection)


Baron Heurteloup was the first person to practice lithotrity in England. In 1829, he set up practice with the support of Anthony White, surgeon to Westminster Hospital.

Whilst operating on a clergyman in Saunderstead, Heurteloup decided to strike the end of his lithotrite instead of drilling.

Heurteloupes Table

 He described this "percuteur courbe a marteau" in 1832. With male and female blades the stone was crushed by hitting it with a hammer. To protect the bladder, the patient was positioned on a specially made table (left) and the lithotrite was stabilised in a vice connected to one end. Despite the earlier-described crushing lithotrites, Heurteloup’s percussor was the most popular crusher in these infant years of lithotrity.
 
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