| Reference Number | CSFH/9/92 |
| Title | Trousseau Tracheal Dilator |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Description | This is a tracheal dilator, designed by the French surgeon Trousseau. The instrument features finger rings, angled necks, and blunt prongs. It bears the markings “stainless” and the number “8”, though the manufacturer is unknown. The dilator is used to insert tubes into the trachea in instances of airway obstruction. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 143mm x 83mm x 4mm |
| 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 | Forceps |
| Term | Dilatation and Curettage |
| Surgical Equipment |
| Tracheotomy -- instrumentation |
| Tracheostomy |
| Anaesthesiology -- instrumentation |