Trocar
A trocar (or trochar) is a medical or veterinary device that is made up of an obturator (which may be a metal or plastic sharpened or non-bladed tip), a cannula (basically a hollow tube), and a seal. Trocars are placed through the abdomen during laparoscopic surgery. The trocar functions as a portal for the subsequent placement of other instruments, such as graspers, scissors, staplers, etc. Trocars also allow the escape of gas or fluid from organs within the body.
Trochar (noun)
alternative form of trocar
Trocar (noun)
A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.
Trocar (noun)
a surgical instrument with a three-sided cutting point enclosed in a tube, used for withdrawing fluid from a body cavity.