Accession No
2484
Brief Description
straight trocar, circa 1860
Origin
Maker
Class
medical
Earliest Date
1860
Latest Date
1860
Inscription Date
Material
wood (ebony); metal (silver, steel); ivory
Dimensions
length 245mm; breadth 50mm; depth 35mm
Special Collection
Provenance
Inscription
Description Notes
Ebony handle fixed to silver cannula with syphon tube. Syphon tube ridged for attachment of rubber bag (missing). Ivory screw releases trocar blade from handle. Silver shaft with steel tip. Ivory handle.
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:40860
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