A History of 'instrument' in Urology:
1st Century AD
Double curved for males
19th Century AD
For dilating urethral strictures
1865
First successful endoscopic treatments
19th Century AD
One of his many instruments
19th Century AD
Suprapubic drainage device
1907
Single sheath; multiple instruments
1940
Innovative angled viewing
1955
The first standardised cystoscope
1904
Designed at the Mayo Clinic
1899
Treatment of strictures
1880
Modification of Bigelow's extractor
Blind surgery for bladder stones
For opening a perineal wound
For dilating the perineal wound
1793 - 1844
For removing catheter fragments
1890
Used by "feel" alone
1948
With scissor handles
1970
Hopkins rod lens system
1932
Rack-and-pinion mechanism
1938
First "modern" resectoscope
Graduated dilators for strictures
1855
Cuts strictures forward
1890 - 1909
Still used in urological surgery
Lollipop handles & olive tips
Aggressive stricture treatment
1957
First standardised telescope