| Reference Number | READ/351 |
| Title | Ascites Trocar in Case |
| Date | 1875-1925 |
| Description | Rectangular faux leather-covered case with a front push-button clasp and a hinged lid. When opened, the red silk and velvet interior contains part of a trocar set, incomplete as one compartment is empty. The trocar, used for treating ascites, consists of a metal shaft set into a patterned vulcanite handle and a hollow metal cannula. |
| Extent | 3 parts |
| Dimensions | 155mm x 35mm x 55mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Trocar |
| Term | General Practice -- Instrumentation |
| Patient Care -- instrumentation |