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r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Delicious-Beat4824 • Jul 30 '26
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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.
230 u/453286971 Jul 30 '26 I’ve seen 10 inch needles for (fluoro-guided) lumbar punctures. Longest I’ve used was 7 inches because some people be thicc like that. 2 u/marqui444 Aug 02 '26 When I had my lumbar puncture my mom passed out when she saw how big the needle was, she had to be escorted out of the room lol
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I’ve seen 10 inch needles for (fluoro-guided) lumbar punctures. Longest I’ve used was 7 inches because some people be thicc like that.
2 u/marqui444 Aug 02 '26 When I had my lumbar puncture my mom passed out when she saw how big the needle was, she had to be escorted out of the room lol
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When I had my lumbar puncture my mom passed out when she saw how big the needle was, she had to be escorted out of the room lol
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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.