Trocar

Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Surgical instruments, trays and bowls
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
General surgery
Specialized surgery
EMDN related code(s)
K010101
TROCAR, SINGLE-USE
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GMDN related code(s)
46800
Subcutaneous tunneller, reusable (A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to create a subcutaneous tunnel (artificial passageway) between percutaneous entry and exit incisions for the subcutaneous placement of a device (e.g., catheter for medication administration, shunt, retinal chip). It is available in a variety of forms and may be: 1) a luminal sheath with a removable inner obturator, intended for co-axial device introduction, followed by sheath removal; or 2) a non-luminal device intended to either lead or pull the device through subcutaneous tissue. It is not intended for tunnelling through deep tissues. This is a reusable device intended to be sterilized prior to use.)
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