Inoculation loop, plastic, sterile

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
Specialized clinical
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (2015)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Laboratory
EMDN related code(s)
W05030302
MICROBIOLOGICAL CULTURE, LOOPS
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GMDN related code(s)
64876
Specimen transfer scooping tool IVD (A hand-held manual instrument intended to be used to scoop a clinical specimen or microbial isolate for transfer from a primary vessel to a secondary container (e.g., from a specimen collection receptacle to a reagent tube, or from a culture medium to a general laboratory test tube) for subsequent in vitro diagnostic analysis and/or other investigation. It is typically a slender device with a loop, rake, or ball at the distal end used to scoop and transfer the clinical specimen or microbial isolate. This is a single-use device.)
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