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)
V0999
FLUIDS/GASES FOR CLINICAL/THERAPEUTICAL USE - OTHER
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GMDN related code(s)
47225
Oxygen refillable cylinder (A container designed as a refillable cylinder used to hold compressed medical oxygen (O2) under safe conditions at high pressure (e.g., 50 - 200 Bar). It is typically filled with O2 when delivered from the gas supplier and includes a valve stem, an opening/closing valve, and will be graded according to size (capacity) and colour-coded to denote O2 content. The cylinder may be made of steel, aluminium (Al) or other ferrous or non-ferrous materials and must be used together with a pressure regulator in order to release the O2 at the correct working pressure. O2 is used as an essential life support gas, for anaesthesia, and for therapeutic purposes.)
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 related resources
Training materials
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