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Type of Object
Trocar
Date of Manufacture
1910-1925
Physical Details
Set of four nested stainless steel trocars with cannulas. Each trocar is of a different size, and they stack into the test tube shaped case, the largest first with the successively smaller instruments fitting into the cannula opening of the next up. The trocar points can be removed to form a hollow cannula. Top and bottom attach with a threaded screw.
Dimensions (L x W x H)
1.3 cm. x 12 cm. x 1.3 cm.
Medical Subject
Catheterization -- instrumentation; Surgical instruments
Accession Number
1991.19.3
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Nested Trocar Set, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00013.jpg
Accessibility Note
Content is digitally accessible 2010.