Type of medical device or related product
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Intended population age
Intended population sex
Level of technical knowledge
Capital
Reusable
Requirements
electricity (batteries)
WHO list of priority medical devices
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Healthcare unit
EMDN related code(s)
J010180
IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKERS - ACCESSORIES
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GMDN related code(s)
47533
Implantable ventricular circulatory assist system (A portable assembly of devices intended to provide mechanical assistance to a heart ventricle(s), typically by pumping blood from the left ventricle to the aorta through an extra-cardiac circuit. It includes an implantable pump(s), connecting cannula/graft(s), a percutaneous lead, and external components (e.g., battery pack, controller). It is typically intended to be used as a bridge to heart transplantation.)
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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