Primary use
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
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Healthcare unit
EMDN related code(s)
V010401
LANCETS WITH SAFETY SYSTEMS, SINGLE-USE
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GMDN related code(s)
61578
Manual blood lancing device, single-use (A sterile, hand-held manual instrument intended to be used for controlled skin puncture/cut to obtain a capillary blood specimen, performed by a healthcare provider (e.g., on a neonate) or a patient (e.g., a diabetic), typically at the fingertip or ear lobe. It includes a preloaded lancet tip, and has a manually-powered mechanism (e.g., spring-loaded) which enables the tip to puncture to a predetermined depth and blood subsequently to be squeezed out of the puncture site. This is a single-use device.)
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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