Instruments, surgical

Surgical Instruments
Type	Medical
Tech Level	TL–7
Cost	Cr1,000
Size	2 liters
Weight	5kg

This is a basic surgical instrument set, for performing most surgical operations. The set consists of three scalpel handles, 48 disposable scalpel blades, fifteen pair of scissors, 10 sets of tweezers in three different sizes, 26 sets of forceps in six different sizes, four artery clamps, two needle holders, and twenty sets of disposable needles with suture, The instruments are of high quality steel, designed for easy cleaning and re-sterilization. The kit comes in a steel tray designed for easy access to the instruments during operations and sterilization.

Replacement scalpel blades are Cr3 for a set of 10. A set of needles with pre-cut suture material is Cr10 for a box of 10.

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• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 334.