Trocar and Cannula
notes: label: Description
content: A trocar is used to withdraw fluid from a body cavity. A cannula is a similar device used to insert medications directly into a blood stream. These examples are metal with ebony handles.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Rosalie F. Bailey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0264.01.09
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0264.01.09
label: accession number
content: 1979.0264
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Trocar and Canula
label: Object Name
content: trocar and canula
label: Object Name
content: trocars and cannulas
label: Object Name
content: trocar and cannula set
label: Object Name
content: surgical instrument
label: Object Name
content: trocar and cannula
label: Other Terms
content: Trocar and Canula; Cutting Tools
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood, ebony (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, silver (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 4 cm x 2.5 cm; 1 9/16 in x in
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 6.3 cm x 2.1 cm; 2 1/2 in x 13/16 in
label: Measurements
content: trocar and canula with cap: 6 3/8 in x 7/8 in; x 16.1925 cm x 2.2225 cm
label: Measurements
content: trocar and canula, no cap: 6 5/8 in x 1 in; x 16.8275 cm x 2.54 cm