Thompson's piston trocar

Thompson's piston trocar, steel, metal cannula

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Thompson's piston trocar, steel, metal cannula
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Thompson's piston trocar, steel, metal cannula, ivory piston and ebony handle, English(?), 1870-1910

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Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A621925
Materials:
steel, metal, plated, piston button, ivory and handle, ebony
Measurements:
length 199 mm
with side branch: width 27 mm
handle: diameter 22 mm
cannula shaft: diameter 7 mm
type:
trocars