MEDEVIS

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GMDN related code(s)

46906

Expiratory peak flow meter, digital (A battery-powered, hand-held, electronic instrument designed to measure the maximum rate of expiratory gas flow [peak expiratory flow (PEF) or peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR)] and forced expiratory volume (FEV) from the lungs. It typically includes a mouthpiece for patient exhalation and a digital display [e.g., liquid-crystal display (LCD)]; it may include a port for communicating with a computer/tablet. The device is typically intended to monitor the respiratory status of a patient affected by chronic respiratory disorders (e.g., asthma, emphysema) in a clinical setting or the home.)

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WHO related resources

WHO Emergency and Critical Care web page Guidelines for essential trauma care

Decommissioning

https://youtu.be/D7TycnSGGXc https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330095

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

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