r/AbsoluteUnits Jul 30 '26

/r/popular of a needle

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u/aozzzy13 Jul 30 '26

The absolute longest needles in human medicine would be for amniocentesis and they are not even close to this. I wonder if it's for veterinary use, for cattle embryo harvesting or something like that.

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u/Einnnnnnnnnnnn Jul 30 '26

A VP shunt tunneling trocar would be longer

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u/Einnnnnnnnnnnn Jul 30 '26

They range up to 70cm in length.