Couch, examination / treatment

Couch, examination / treatment
Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Medical furniture
Multiple vs. specific use (health condition)
Multiple
Intended population age
Later adults (over 64 years)
Adults (20 to 64 years)
Adolescent (10 to 19 years)
Childhood (28 days to 9 years)
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Basic
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (2021)
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
Emergency care
Inpatient care
Long-term care
Medical imaging
Outpatient care
Rehabilitation
Specialized diagnostics
Specialized treatment
EMDN related code(s)
V0802
MEDICAL CHAIRS
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GMDN related code(s)
38447
General examination/treatment chair, electric (A mains electricity (AC-powered) device designed to support and position the patient in a seated or reclined posture for easy access and patient comfort during a diagnostic examination, medical treatment, and/or surgical procedure across specialties. It usually has moveable components and may include special features such as a raising and lowering mechanism and removable arms; it may have an integrated weighing scale. For chairs involving the use of medical systems that emit and/or detect energy (e.g., ionizing or non-ionizing radiation, ultrasound, heat, light) see the respective chair terms for those systems.)
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