MEDEVIS

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GMDN related code(s)

16520

Tonsil scissors (A hand-held surgical instrument used to cut tonsil tissue during ear/nose/throat (ENT) surgery. It comprises two pivoted blades that are usually provided with a finger and thumb ring-handle and which cut with a shearing action (i.e., the blades cut as the sharpened edges pass one another as they are closed). It is typically made of high-grade stainless steel and is available in various designs and sizes. The distal end of the blades may have different shapes and are typically round-nosed to prevent inadvertent trauma. Some types can have carbide inserts along the cutting edges. This is a reusable device.)

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WHO related resources

https://www.who.int/health-topics/diagnostics#tab=tab_1

Decommissioning

https://youtu.be/D7TycnSGGXc https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330103

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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