Title
Southey's silver trocar set
Subject
Drainage, Surgical--Equipment and supplies
Cannula
Surgical instruments and apparatus
Drainage--instrumentation
Catheterization--instrumentation
Surgical Instruments
Drainage
Description
Reginald Southey was an English physician and the fifth son of the original inventor, Dr. Henry Herbert Southey
Image 101-1422
Used to drain fluid from the body after surgery
Contains the needle, tool, a cap for the needle and four silver, perforated cannulae. Inserted in the body for drainage purposes.
Creator
Southey, Henry Herbert, 1783-1865
Southey, Reginald, 1835-1899
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
19th cent.
Contributor
Phisick Medical Antiques
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Format
Tool: 11cm.
Needles: 4-5.5 cm.
Cap: 4.75 cm.
Type
Fluid Draining Instrument
Image
Still image
Identifier
08.06.17.4
LIB-HSL001
Alternative Title
Trocar set
Southey tubes
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Silver
Citation
Southey, Henry Herbert, 1783-1865 and Southey, Reginald, 1835-1899, “Southey's silver trocar set,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 22, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16883.