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Ref NoOBJ/OBJ/8/32/168
Acc No2026/9
TitleThackray pneumothorax needle
Date1940s/1950s
Description Of ItemThree-way, Saugmann-type needle, used to introduce air into the pleural space (therapeutic pneumothorax) to treat conditions like tuberculosis. Could also be used to relieve tension pneumothorax by allowing escape of air in the pleural space. Made by Thackray of Leeds.
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