Type of medical device or related product
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Intended population age
Intended population sex
Level of technical knowledge
Capital
Reusable
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Healthcare unit
EMDN related code(s)
Z11010301
BRACHYTHERAPY RADIATION SYSTEMS
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GMDN related code(s)
38299
Manual brachytherapy system (An assembly of therapeutic, independent devices, manually brought together and intended to deliver a palliative or therapeutic radiation dose to an anatomical region from radionuclide sources. Multiple radioactive sources are manually placed in appliances and applicators, before these are applied to the patient, for either temporary or permanent placement at the topical, interstitial, intraluminal, or intracavitary brachytherapy treatment site. The radioactive source(s) contain naturally-occurring, reactor-produced, or accelerator-produced radionuclides that are in the form of, e.g., encapsulated, embedded, sealed, wire, plated or foil sources, contained radioactive liquids, gels or gas.)
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WHO Technical specifications
WHO resources on medical devices
Interagency list of priority medical devices for essential interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
WHO list of priority medical devices for cancer management
WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
WHO List of Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications
Package of eye care interventions
Trauma and Emergency Surgery Kit (TESK) 2019
WHO medical devices website
WHO priority medical devices website
WHO essential in vitro diagnostic website