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The novel Tympanostomy
U-Tube (TUT)
(The anatomically designed
tympanostomy tube)
A T-tube flange in a rat mesenterium: before (lt.) and during pulling it out (rt.). Tube's shaft is on the right. Arrow points to a blood vessel. Vessel is obstructed by pulling.
A TUT in the same animal. Before (lt.) and during pulling. Yellow arrow points to an obstructed vessel far from rim of perforation. Green arrow points to a tiny blood vessel close to the rim before (lt.) and during pulling (rt.) The vessel is patent in both pictures.
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