General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    87443
    Alternate Codes
    Equipment and Tools
    Common Name
    Trocars & cannulas
    Classified Name
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    Set of 4 trocars & cannula in metal case (10 parts). A trocar is a medical device that is made up of an awl, a cannula (essentially a hollow tube) & a seal. Trocars are placed through the abdomen during laparoscopic surgery. The trocar functions as a portal for the subsequent placement of other instruments, such as graspers, scissors, staplers, etc, c. 1930.

    Provenance

    Cape Medical Museum

    Description
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    History
    Object Age Comment
    c. 1930
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