Accession No
2486
Brief Description
curved trocar, circa 1850
Origin
Maker
Class
medical
Earliest Date
1850
Latest Date
1850
Inscription Date
Material
metal (steel, silver, brass); wood (ebony); cloth (velvet); hide (morocco leather)
Dimensions
length of instrument 197mm; length of canula 116mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Inscription
Description Notes
Carved ebony handle; curved steel blade; silver plated cannula with shield at handle end. Fitted morocco leather box with brass hook fasteners; lined with velvet; hinge provided by the leather of the box covering.
Condition good; complete
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:40857
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