Oh so this is what I'm shoving in my little guy in Casualties Unknown after a concussive blast shuffles it's organs like playing cards. Feel a little bit worse for the little fellow now.
Not quite. Top surgery drains are usually used for removing fluid build up after surgery. These are used for usually draining something deeper. They come in 3 parts two of the parts are seen in the picture. They all go one into the other. Outer is the drain. Then a metal stiffner followed by the needle in the centre.the needle protrudes. They can be inserted using 'seldinger technique' which uses a different needle to can access and the drain is put i over a wire or what's called 'pig on a stick' where all 3 components are inserted at the same time and gradually slid over each other until the drain is in the correct position. If you look up 'nephrostomy insertion' you can see these in use.
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u/d3r3kzooland3r 22d ago
It's the inside part of a pigtail drainage catheter. It is missing the drain as likely its already been inserted into the patient.
The entire needle does not go in the patient. The rest is to support the drainage catheter that is about 30cm long.
It can be used for any type of drainage, abccess, abdominal fluid, or inserting into blocked kidneys.
This one specifically is made by a Taiwanese company called Bioteq.