Type of medical device or related product
General vs. specific use (health condition)
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)
T020401
STANDARD SURGICAL GOWNS
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GMDN related code(s)
35091
Surgical gown, single-use (A garment intended to be worn by healthcare staff over a scrub suit to cover the arms, trunk, and upper legs, during a surgical procedure; it may be fluid resistant or impervious to fluids. Also known as an operating room (OR) gown, it is used during surgical procedures to help protect both the patient and operating room personnel from the transfer of microorganisms, body fluids, and particulate material. This is a single-use garment.)
The medical device term(s), code(s) and definition(s) in this section were retrieved from databases external to WHO.
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WHO Technical specifications
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-PPE_specifications-2020.1 (Technical specifications of personal protective equipment for COVID-19)
WHO related resources
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