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hydrocele trocars
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Collection
Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Urology
Accession Number
993004127 a-j
Description
Set of four nested trocars with cannulae which store in hollow of handle; handle is pear-shaped with ridges; neck of handle has internal and external threading; hollow cylinder cover has one closed end, screws onto handle to encase nesting trocars
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Accession Number
993004127 a-j
Collection
Dr. C. M. Bracken Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Urology
MeSH Heading
Drainage -- instrumentation
MM= Catheterization -- paracentesis -- trocar
Description
Set of four nested trocars with cannulae which store in hollow of handle; handle is pear-shaped
with ridges; neck of handle has internal and external threading; hollow cylinder cover has one
closed end, screws onto handle to encase nesting trocars
Number Of Parts
10
Part Names
a - handle - Size: Length 9.0 cm. x Width 2.4 cm. x Depth 1.0 cm.
b - outside case - Size: Length 5.5 cm. x Diameter1.0 cm.
c - longest punch - Size: Length 8.5 cm. x Diameter0.5 cm.
d - sheath - Size: Length 6.5 cm. x Diameter5.5 cm.
e - punch - Size: Length 7.5 cm. x Diameter0.4 cm.
f - sheath - Size: Length 5.5 cm. x Diameter0.4 cm.
g - punch - Size: Length 6.0 cm. x Diameter2.5 cm.
h - sheath - Size: Length 5.0 cm. x Diameter0.3 cm.
i - shortest punch - Size: Length 5.5 cm. x Diameter0.1 cm.
j - sheath - Size: Length 4.5 cm. x Diameter1.5 cm.
Maker
A. S. Aloe Co.
Site Made (Country)
Germany
Date Remarks
American Hospital Catalogue order # 40425
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
Stamped on (b): "A.S. ALOE CO. // GERMANY"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E8-3
Condition Remarks
# 1: (a-b): shows wear; (e-h): tip corroded; (i-j): shaft & tip corroded; # 2: no damage; #3: rusty
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Illustrated Catalog of Standard Surgical Instruments," by Codman and Shurtleff, ca 1920,
p. 111, item 4370
Exhibit History
Hall of Honour - Bracken Exhibit
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