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LicenseSpinal needle, with trocar, nickel plated brass body
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Spinal needle, with trocar, nickel plated brass body
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Spinal needle, with trocar, nickel plated brass body, by Bailey and Son, London, military issue, 1914-1918
Hollow, hypodermic needles like this one are used to examine the delicate area of the spine, inject or drain fluids and to administer anaesthetics. Made from nickel-plated steel, the needle has a hollow tapered point, called a trocar, which is for fluids. The needle would have been part of a military surgeon’s equipment during the First World War.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A619121
- Materials:
- mount, brass (nickel plated)
- Measurements:
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overall: 130 mm x 12 mm, .02kg
- type:
- hypodermic needle
