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Category: Surgery
Estimated Date: 1880
Name: Trocar, Dr. H. Landis Getz’ New Improved

Description: 6.25” long trocar. Very complex design with a sheath in three parts. The end is 3.5” and is standard, the middle, which screws into this has a side arm and a stop cock for drainage to outside beyond the side arm and then a smaller fitting, which has a place for the actual trocar which has a threaded wheel to adjust the depth.

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