Forceps, electrosurgery, bipolar

Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Surgical instruments, trays and bowls
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Specific
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Eye care (2022)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
General surgery
Specialized surgery
EMDN related code(s)
L1804
ELECTROSURGERY FORCEPS, REUSABLE
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GMDN related code(s)
32684
Endoscopic electrosurgical handpiece/electrode, bipolar, reusable (An electrosurgical device which consists of a handpiece with mechanical and/or electrical controls, and a bipolar electrode intended to deliver electrosurgical current from a system generator directly to tissues for cutting/coagulation/ablation during endoscopic (including laparoscopic, arthroscopic) surgery; it may in addition be intended for open surgery. It includes a long thin electrode connected to the handpiece, and may include a lumen for suction/irrigation; it is available in a variety of forms (e.g., forceps, rigid probe with controls). This is a reusable device.)
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