Thompson's trocar

Thompson's trocar, steel with silver cannula and side branch

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Thompson's trocar, steel with silver cannula and side branch
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Thompson's trocar, steel with silver cannula and side branch, and plated metal handle, European, 1890 to 1925

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56708
Materials:
steel, cannula, metal, silver (plated?), side branch, metal, silver (plated?) and handle, metal (plated)
Measurements:
length 206 mm
handle: diameter 24 mm
cannula shaft: diameter 6 mm
type:
trocars