Historical medical equipment to go on display

The trust said the exhibition at Exeter Community Centre would explore how medical professionals have come to understand the body

An exhibition showcasing the evolution of medical equipment is taking place in Devon.

The Devon & Exeter Medical Heritage Trust said it would be displaying objects from its collection on Friday and Saturday including the "earliest x-ray tubes used in Exeter".

The Trust said the exhibition at Exeter Community Centre would explore how medical professionals have come to understand the body and how it can be repaired.

Post-mortem kits, surgical instruments and orthopaedic supports like the Exeter hip, a world-renowned hip stem developed in the city more than 50 years ago, will also be on display.

'Grown and evolved'

The Exeter hip stem was a collaboration between NHS surgeon Professor Robin Ling and University of Exeter engineer Dr Clive Lee.

The Exeter hip has now been implanted in more than two million patients.

The Trust said: "From the earliest post-mortems and medical drawings of the body to modern imaging, seeing and understanding how our bodies are built - and therefore how we can rebuild them - has grown and evolved over thousands of years."

The Heritage Open Days exhibition has been created and co-curated by University of Exeter intern, Alisha Burr.