Medieval torture device. A pear is composed of a central screw with a handle surrounded on one side by segments shaped similar to the fruit. As the handle is turned, the segment expands. Often, the end of the segments are tipped with sharp prongs.

The device comes in three flavors: oral pear, rectal pear and vaginal pear. Shoved into the mouth, rectum or vagina, the handle is turned until the segments are fully expanded, mutilating the afflicted orifice. Although the damage was sometimes fatal, it had the advantage of being largely concealed, allowing interrogators to claim that confessions were obtained without torture.