Container, specimen

Container, specimen
Primary use
Diagnosis / Measurement / Monitoring
Type of medical device or related product
Laboratory equipment
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Basic
Capital
No
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
General outpatient (health post, health center) and outreach services for primary care
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Emergency care
General surgery
Inpatient care
Intensive care
Laboratory
Long-term care
Medical imaging
Outpatient care
Specialized diagnostics
Specialized surgery
Specialized treatment
EMDN related code(s)
W050301
ANALYSIS CONTAINERS
The code(s) and term(s) in this section were observed and retrieved from public databases and have not been validated by health regulatory authorities. Please consult your regulatory agency and EMDN site: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/dyna2/emdn
GMDN related code(s)
63838
General tissue specimen container IVD, no additive (A covered receptacle containing no additives intended to be used for the collection, and preservation and/or transport, of any type of tissue specimen (e.g., biopsy tissue) collected from any body part for in vitro diagnostic investigation. It does not contain patient-contact specimen sampling/extraction devices such as swabs/brushes. This is a single-use device.)
The medical device term(s), code(s) and definition(s) in this section were retrieved from databases external to WHO. As there might be more than one name, definition and “Nomenclature Code” related to the specific medical device, please consult https://gmdnagency.org GMDN ®. © GMDN Agency 2005-2024 
WHO related resources
Decommissioning
WHO resources on medical devices