Laparoscopic suction-irrigation cannula
A long, thin laparoscopic cannula with a dual trumpet-valve handle that switches, on depression, between a suction and an irrigation circuit connected to an external vacuum and saline source.
How it is used
Used to clear blood and fluid from the surgical field and irrigate with saline during laparoscopic surgery, maintaining visibility while its tip can also assist with blunt dissection.
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-02.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.