Transfer boards

Primary use
Assistive care / Rehabilitation
Type of medical device or related product
Assistive products
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population age
Adolescent (10 to 19 years)
Later adults (over 64 years)
Adults (20 to 64 years)
Childhood (28 days to 9 years)
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
General clinical
Capital
Yes
Reusable
Yes
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (2021)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
Community services for primary care
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Assistive Technology provision
Rehabilitation
EMDN related code(s)
Z12019010
PATIENT TRANSFER SYSTEMS
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GMDN related code(s)
37162
Patient transfer sliding board (A manual device intended to be used by a healthcare provider to assist in the physical movement and transfer of a patient (e.g., hospitalized, disabled, geriatric) from one position to another. It is typically designed to bridge a bed to a chair, whereby the patient is intended to move/slide over the device surface. It may be constructed as a solid sliding board with a low-friction surface, or a roller board (roller system in a framework); it has no lifting capabilities.)
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Decommissioning
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Related Innovative Technologies
Disposable patient transfer sheet in Compendium