Oil, immersion

Primary use
Diagnosis / Measurement / Monitoring
Type of medical device or related product
Solutions and reagents
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
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
Laboratory
EMDN related code(s)
W0202050385
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GMDN related code(s)
62690
Molecular grade procedure oil IVD (An inert oil (e.g., silicone oil, mineral oil, immersion oil) intended to be used as a barrier/seal/partitioning agent to minimize or prevent sample carryover and/or evaporation in an in vitro diagnostic assay performed on a clinical specimen (e.g., using a microwell plate), and/or to occupy the space between a microscope slide and a microscope objective lens to remove air and enhance image resolution of the microscope.)
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