Sklar Duke Improved Trocar, Perforated Cannula
A trocar with a perforated cannula used to drain fluid or air from a body cavity, sized at 17 French and four and a quarter inches overall.
The Sklar Duke Improved Trocar is used to puncture and access a body cavity so that fluid, air or other collections can be drained during a surgical or bedside procedure. Its cannula is perforated along its length, which lets fluid enter through multiple openings rather than a single tip, reducing the chance of the opening becoming blocked by tissue or debris during drainage.
This particular size is 17 French in diameter and four and a quarter inches in overall length, dimensions that suit its intended use for controlled, minimally invasive access rather than large open drainage. Trocars of this type are used across general, thoracic and urological procedures wherever a cavity, such as the chest, abdomen or a cyst, needs to be entered and drained safely.
It is handled by surgeons and interventional staff and is typically part of a drainage or thoracic instrument set. Manufactured in stainless steel, it is designed to be cleaned, sterilised and reused across multiple procedures in a hospital setting.
