Title
Ivory and silver trocar
Subject
Drainage, Surgical--Equipment and supplies
Surgical instruments and apparatus
Drainage--instrumentation
Surgical Instruments
Drainage
Description
Image 101-1534
Used to drain hydroceles
Ivory handle with a silver needle and an ivory cap to cover the needle. The top of this delicately carved piece unscrews to reveal a silver cannula sheath which is inserted over the central needle. The ivory body of the trocar is marked with the number "2".
Publisher
McGuire Medical Instruments Collection
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
19th cent.
Contributor
Phisick Medical Antiques
Cravens, Annette
Rights
Format
11 cm
Type
Drainage Instrument
Image
Still image
Identifier
07.04.16.4
LIB-HSL001
Alternative Title
Trocar
Date Created
11/4/2009
Medium
Ivory and silver
Citation
“Ivory and silver trocar,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 12, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16904.