Name/Title
Percusser and pleximeterDescription
Leopold Auenbrugger (1722-1809) grew up in Vienna in the middle of the eighteenth century and was the son of an innkeeper who had tapped on barrels to determine the level of the fluid by noting different pitches as the quantity changed. He played the flute and, with his ear for sound, Auenbrugger employed this tapping technique to help evaluate respiratory function in his patients. The percussor tapped on the pleximeter and gave the examiner different sounds to detect underlying fluid. With the advent of ultrasonography the use of percussion during physical examinations has diminished. The example shown was made by Hilliard of Edinburgh.Dimensions
Height
1 inWidth
3 inLength
8 inCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodDate Examined
Jul 8, 2026Create Date
July 8, 2026Update Date
August 26, 2026