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Tracheotomy tube

Title

Tracheotomy tube

Subject

Tracheotomy
Trachea—Surgery

Description

Tracheotomy tubes were used for a variety of purposes, generally to gain access to the trachea. They were used to administer a tracheotomy, inserted after a tracheotomy to relieve breathing obstructions, remove a foreign body, exploration of the trachea, do a biopsy, remove a lesion, etc. (Lisa Cox, University of Guelph)
Rusty

Date

ca. 1900s

Rights

Colebourn Family Archive. Terms & Conditions.

Format

5.4 x 4.0 (2.7 top) x 5.2 cm

Identifier

VB038/VB038b