Thompson's piston trocar

Thompson's piston trocar, steel

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Thompson's piston trocar, steel
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Thompson's piston trocar, steel, with silver cannula and ebony handle, English(?), 1870-1900

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A621927
Materials:
steel, cannula, silver and handle, ebony
Measurements:
length 185 mm
handle: diameter 20 mm
with side branch: width 35 mm
cannula shaft: width 5 mm
cannula shaft: thickness 4 mm
type:
trocars