Perfluorocarbon liquid (PFCL) 

Primary use
Treatment / Resuscitation / Palliative care / Surgery
Type of medical device or related product
Solutions and reagents
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Specific
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
Specialized clinical
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Eye care (2022)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Specialized surgery
EMDN related code(s)
Q02030205
OPHTHALMIC SURGERY, PERFLUOROCARBONS PURE AND COMBINED WITH OTHER SUBSTANCES
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GMDN related code(s)
35907
Vitreous/aqueous humour replacement medium, intraoperative (A nonimplantable artificial fluid, semifluid, or viscoelastic substance intended to be used to replace the vitreous or aqueous humour within the eye to help facilitate the performance of ophthalmic surgery (e.g., to maintain the shape of the eyeball during the intervention, preserve tissue integrity, protect from surgical trauma, and/or to function as a tamponade during retinal reattachment). It may be supplied in a prefilled sterile syringe or other container. This is a single-use device.)
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