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IV tap

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Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

The IV tap, also known simply as an IV, was a surgically-inserted medical device used to quickly administer stimulants into the bloodstream. It consisted of a long tube with a needle at one end, which would be inserted into the blood vessels, and a time-metered dispensary module for stimulants or medicines.

Around 0 ABY, Gheeta, the Shell Hutt, used an IV tap to infuse a rage-provoking stimulant into his bloodstream in his attempt to bring down Boba Fett and his team of bounty hunters. The Ssi-ruuk used IVs to administer drugs into victims before undergoing entechment.

Text and facts from the “IV tap” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Appearances

5 works, in story order
  1. Red Harvest
  2. MedStar II: Jedi Healer
  3. Death Troopers
  4. The Mandalorian Armor (in a flashback)
  5. The Truce at Bakura (first appearance)

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