Method and device for implantation of large diameter objects in bovines

A method of implanting large diameter objects in the intraperitoneal cavity of bovines which can be accomplished readily, without significant injury to the bovine, requires minimal care after implantation, and rapidly heals, comprising:

• providing a generally cylindrical large diameter object having an outside diameter in the range of about 8 to about 15 millimeters (mm);
• making an incision of less than about 25 mm in length in the hide of the left paralumbar fossa of a bovine, the incision effective for passing a first portion of a generally cylindrical tube which itself functions as a trocar therethrough which has a external diameter of less than about 25 mm and which has an internal diameter for passing the large diameter object therethrough, the incision having an orientation and length and depth such that gaping of the resulting wound substantially does not occur after inserting the tube and the object therethrough and removing the tube therefrom;
• inserting into the incision said generally cylindrical tube, said generally cylindrical tube further having a non-hide-incising tip effective for penetrating tissues underlying the incision, and for puncturing the peritoneum, and having a length for extending through the incision, underlying tissues, and into the intraperitoneal cavity of the bovine;
• causing the tip of the tube to penetrate the underlying tissues and to puncture the peritoneum and inserting the large diameter object therethrough into the intraperitoneal cavity of the bovine;
• and
• removing the tube.