Accession No
2488
Brief Description
straight trocar, circa 1850
Origin
Maker
Class
medical
Earliest Date
1850
Latest Date
1850
Inscription Date
Material
ivory; metal (steel, silver)
Dimensions
length 112mm; length of canula 37mm; diameter of canula 1mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Inscription
‘1’ (on handle)
Description Notes
Ivory case; central screw. Cover for perforator screwing into handle; steel perforator blade. Hollow handle; top cover unscrews to reveal cannula; silver cannula with one split and circular shield.
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References
Events
Description
A trocar is used to drain fluids in the body. The trocar is a strong, steel spike which is used with a cannula and would have been plunged through the wall of the chest or abdomen. The trocar would then be removed and the fluid would flow out through the cannula.
Today we have drugs (diuretics or water tablets) which perform the task of removing large collections of fluid in the body.
FM:40845
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