MEDEVIS

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GMDN related code(s)

58878

Freestanding patient positioner, reusable (A preformed patient-contact device (e.g., cushion, pad, bolster, wedge, elevation pillow) designed to be placed freely on a flat surface (e.g., operating table, stretcher) to position and stabilize a patient or body part typically in preparation for and during various medical procedures [e.g., to align the head, neck and thorax to optimise laryngoscopy in anaesthesia]; it is not attached to a parent device. It is made of shock-absorbing materials (e.g., memory foam) to reduce pressure on the bony prominences of a body part (e.g., torso, arm, leg), and some types are inflatable to provide variable support (e.g., to level the spine in a lateral position). This is a reusable device.)

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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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Positioning aids